Physical Exercise
Meaning:
Physical exercise means exercise of our bodies. Such exercise
is most essential for the absolute development of a human personality, because
the body and the mind are complimentary to each other. A healthy mind grows
only in a healthy body. So, physical exercise is greatly necessary for the
human life.
Its different forms:
Physical exercises are of different kinds. Walking, swimming,
rowing, riding, playing football, volleyball, badminton and the various ‘asanas’
are all exercises of different kinds. Now a days, some mechanical devices like
bar-bell, dumb-bell, spring etc. are also applied in physical exercise.
Why it is essential:
Health is the precious treasure of every human being and it
is the duty of everybody to take care of his health. Physical exercise is the
key to keep good health for everybody. It helps us much in our digestion of
food and blood circulation. Moreover, it keeps the body and the brain to work
properly. Physical exercise also keep our body fit and strong. As unused iron
gets rusted, our body will also get rusted (i.e. become inactive and weak) if
we don’t do physical exercise. It is really true that a beggar in good health
is happier and livelier than a king with a poor health. For this, to lead a
healthy life; everyone should regularly take physical exercise.
On the other hand, people who do not take any physical exercise
are poor in health. They become easy victims of various diseases. Their poor
health prevents them from concentrating on anything. This make them dejected
and short-tempered. They worry over everything and life becomes a burden to
them. The mind of an unhealthy man is like a cloudy weather. It is for this
physical exercise is greatly essential.
Conclusion:
Physical exercise is indispensable to make a man perfect. There is no age bar to physical exercise. There are exercises to suit every age and complexion. Mahatma Gandhi, the great Indian leader, in his autobiography also emphasized the need of physical exercise in the growth of human body and mind. He wrote that in his childhood though he neglected physical exercise; afterwards he repented of it. So, everyone should take physical exercise regularly if he wants to have pleasure in his life. But, we should bear this fact in mind that physical exercise should always be moderate.
