Everyone
knows that regular exercise is good for the body. And, one of the best types of
exercise you can do is to get involved in a sport. Sports are fun and make it
easy to exercise without feeling like you’re doing hard work.
When
possible, you should try to get your kids involved in sports at a very young
age. Being active in a sport from the start will help them to keep up regular
exercise throughout their lives. Even better yet, it may just lengthen their lifespans
as well.
The
Weight Connection
Regularly
engaging in exercise can help people to maintain a healthy weight throughout
their lives.
This,
in turn, can help reduce the risk of weight-related health concerns, such as
heart disease and type two diabetes. And, when these things never affect a
person, he or she is likely to live a much longer life.
Telomere
Length
While
most people know that regular exercise is beneficial, many do not know about
the effect it has on telomere length.
Telomeres
are special proteins on DNA. Their job is to protect the structure of DNA.
Unfortunately, these proteins degrade as a person ages and also grow shorter
over time. However, you can keep telomeres from shortening as quickly through
regular exercise, as well as a healthy lifestyle in general. This aids in
improved overall health and a reduced risk of many diseases and health
conditions, thereby contributing to a longer lifespan.
In
these ways and in many others, regularly exercising can promote a longer
lifespan, as well as improved quality of life. If you want that for your
children - and who doesn’t? - get them
involved in a sport or some other form of activity early on and then encourage
them to keep it up. If they do, they’ll build healthy habits that will last a
lifetime…a long lifetime!
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