Exercise and Chronic Medical Conditions
Research has shown that exercise has a vital effect on preventing and treating chronic medical conditions. Chronic illness “refers to health problems that persist over extended periods and often (but not always) associated with participation and activity limitations (disability)” (Goodridge, 2014, p. 69). Some common chronic medical conditions include chronic heart disease, and diabetes. Accordingly, the signs and symptoms of these chronic illnesses are not visible until the illness is already fatal for the person. Hence, it is essential to know as much information as possible in order to prevent these types of illnesses. In any case, eating a well-balanced diet is not enough to say that a person is …show more content…
“BDNF reduces food intake, increases oxidation of glucose, lowers blood glucose levels, and increases insulin sensitivity” (Meeusen, 2014, p. 49). Diabetes occurs when there is too much sugar or glucose in the blood, which causes the body to produce a lot of insulin. Then, if the body cannot produce any more insulin, it is hard for the body to inhibit the sugar or glucose. However, when a person exercise the activation of BDNF will initiate its action to increase the insulin sensitivity, which is important in regulating the blood glucose in the body. On the other hand, people who have a high blood pressure (HBP) are at risk for chronic heart disease. To lower the risks of having chronic heart diseases, it is important to exercise because it decreases the blood pressure. “The decrease of BP during submaximal exercise may lower the rate pressure product, which indicates the decrease of myocardial oxygen consumption” (Ching, Ssu-Yuan, May-Kuen, & Jin Shin, L, 2013, p. 2). It is evident from the research that exercise is beneficial to a person’s body. It appears that people who exercise regularly are at lower risk for chronic medical
Research has shown that exercise has a vital effect on preventing and treating chronic medical conditions. Chronic illness “refers to health problems that persist over extended periods and often (but not always) associated with participation and activity limitations (disability)” (Goodridge, 2014, p. 69). Some common chronic medical conditions include chronic heart disease, and diabetes. Accordingly, the signs and symptoms of these chronic illnesses are not visible until the illness is already fatal for the person. Hence, it is essential to know as much information as possible in order to prevent these types of illnesses. In any case, eating a well-balanced diet is not enough to say that a person is …show more content…
“BDNF reduces food intake, increases oxidation of glucose, lowers blood glucose levels, and increases insulin sensitivity” (Meeusen, 2014, p. 49). Diabetes occurs when there is too much sugar or glucose in the blood, which causes the body to produce a lot of insulin. Then, if the body cannot produce any more insulin, it is hard for the body to inhibit the sugar or glucose. However, when a person exercise the activation of BDNF will initiate its action to increase the insulin sensitivity, which is important in regulating the blood glucose in the body. On the other hand, people who have a high blood pressure (HBP) are at risk for chronic heart disease. To lower the risks of having chronic heart diseases, it is important to exercise because it decreases the blood pressure. “The decrease of BP during submaximal exercise may lower the rate pressure product, which indicates the decrease of myocardial oxygen consumption” (Ching, Ssu-Yuan, May-Kuen, & Jin Shin, L, 2013, p. 2). It is evident from the research that exercise is beneficial to a person’s body. It appears that people who exercise regularly are at lower risk for chronic medical