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Good exercise helps to relax more at night

Exercising during the day can keep you awake at night, instead of providing more sleep obtained by fatigue, according to new research from the United States.

It was believed that a good exercise helps to relax more at night, due to natural to get tired with him, but now it seems that the opposite result.
A study of fourteen participants who wore armbands to monitor their movements for 23 days, showed that the most active were least napped.

Surprisingly, total sleep time increased by an average of 42 minutes each night after days of low activity.

The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Illinois, suggests that exercise and sleep have a more complicated than was known hitherto.

It has long been recommended as part of the exercise prescription to improve sleep, but this new study do not support this idea, because the longer and deeper sleep occurred after days with low effort.

Sleep is very important because it allows the brain to recover from the rigors of the day and not getting enough can increase the risk of obesity, heart disease and depression.
However, moderate physical exercise is always recommended for optimal health, which in turn includes proper sleep quota, so for those with sleep problems should consult with specialists who know how to find the personal balance that leads to this unhealthy condition.

Physical exercise, an ally of your bones

physical exerciseSport is a great ally for your bones, and even more if you practice outdoors. In this article we explain the benefits that physical exercise is for your bone health. Recalls complement these activities with a healthy diet, complete and balanced.

1. The bones of athletes
Benefits. Exercise is a good tool to strengthen our bones.  Sport is the best ally of the bones. Physical activity causes muscle contraction which promotes calcium deposition in bone and improves blood circulation, which brings more nutrients to the bone.

The best way to prevent bone fractures is sports start in adolescence, when they reach their maximum bone density. If you get past the “awkward age, you still have time to strengthen your bones and prevent retirement plaster, by constant exercise and specific to your bones.

If you comb gray hair, you should not cope “on the couch to prevent fractures, has been to stay on feet less than 4 hours and practice less than 20 minutes a day of moderate exercise (just walking) are risk factors.

The latest medical research shows that specific exercises with weights can increase bone density in older people and prevent bone fragility with symptoms of osteoporosis.

Just as your muscles atrophy when not working with exercise, the bones deteriorate when you stop moving. To achieve strong bones, you have to work on muscle strength. The simple fact of living under the force of gravity, promotes calcification.

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Can a person with hypertension to fitness?

Physical exercise is beneficial for all, we are healthy or have a disease, however the latter indicating the doctor or specialist is vital to clarify what kind of exercise is most appropriate.

Aerobic exercise is best for people with hypertension because it does increase the body’s oxygen demand, increases cardiac output, minute ventilation and muscle movement.

Thanks to regular physical activity can better control the tension, whether it is overweight untreated hiperedinámica circulation, increase cardiac output at rest and increased sympathetic nervous system activity.

If exercise hypertension are suffering from severe hypertension, gym serves as a complement to drug treatment.

In this regard, the doctor has to prescribe drugs that are compatible with a training program, or they must follow a kind of training consistent with medical treatment.

Before starting a training program, you should ask your doctor to evaluate incluiya stress testing, holter pressure and echocardiography.

With the results of these tests but the suggestions of the doctor, physical trainer will design a personalized training plan and refining the detail of your physical condition.