the authors raise several reasons why they think people today need exercise.do you agree with them?

The authors have raised several reasons to why people need exercise and have reduced exercising. The reasons include having a diet that is high in animal fat, cholesterol, sugar and salt, our home and working environments and an over reliance on medical technologies. I agree with the authors but I believe that are also emotional reasons too.

People need to exercise regardless of their diet and even more so if they have a very unhealthy diet. Diseases or sickness are often a result of an unhealthy lifestyle. Examples would include cancer and coronary heart diseases. These diseases could prove fatal or take a long time to treat. Medical expenses will be high and it brings additional unneeded stress on an individual and his or her family.

A person cannot remain healthy if he or she does not try thus people should also exercise regardless of his or her age. Vigorous physical activity helps in a child’s overall development so he or she reaches optimal size and necessary capacities when he or she reaches adulthood. Recent research shows that exercise can decrease the gathering of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and cholesterol on artery walls of children and adults. Although there is no proof that exercise can make a person live longer, the elderly are still encouraged to exercise because exercise keeps them mentally alert, increases their speed of recuperation from illness or injury, strengthen their immune system just to name a few.

People living in today’s high tech world have begun living sedentary lifestyles that are very unhealthy because they usually exclude any form of physical activity. Adults and children alike spend most of their time in front of a computer either working or playing computer games. There’s still the television set in the living room, which constitutes yet another few hours of little or no physical activity. Prevention is better then cure and these people should start taking their health more seriously and understand the importance of exercising. Strenuous exercise is not needed but fun forms of exercise such as swimming and taking up a sport is encouraged. It is through exercise that people can develop and keep a strong self-image and a sense of emotional balance.