Exercise in Medicine and diseases

Sedentary lifestyle.

• Leads many diseases cancer, cardio vascular diseases.
• Sitting is harmful!
• Inactivity is risk factor for major chronic illnesses.
• Even moderate exercise is great for reducing risk of many illnesses.

Diet, exercise, and weight control.

• Obesity is cause for many diseases.
• Fat stored in abdominal cavity is far more harmful.
  • Having a tummy/beer belly is far worse than having fat thighs/hips.
• If you eat more calories than you burn, then you gain weight.
• Dieting leads to loss of water weight. Prolonged diet will lead to loss of fat, but also loss of protein.
• Weight lost due to dieting is regained when stopped, as it reduces metabolic rate.

Heart diseases

• Heart diseases is most common cause of death - 25% in US.
• Fat deposits in major arteries, eventually blocking blood causing heart attacks and strokes.
• 59% of heart diseases causes due to physical inactivity.
• Aerobic exercises will reduce risk of coronary artery blockages by reducing bad cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol.
• Hypertension leads to stroke, heart diseases, kidney failures.
• Exercise reduces blood pressure and hyper tension.

Diabetes - Type II

• Caused elevated blood glucose levels or chronic hyperglycemia.
• Insulin resistance.
• Symptoms - excess urination, blurry vision, fatigue, thirst, hunger.
• Main causes lack of exercise and obesity.
• Regular exercise will increase insulin sensitivity and lower risk of insulin resistance.
• Exercise will help treat type II Diabetes far, far better than anything else.

Cancer

• Modifiable risk factors for Cancer
  • Unhealthy lifestyle - lack of exercise, obesity, poor diet.
  • Environmental - tobacco, diet, sunlight, infectious diseases
  • Alcohol
• Regular exercises reduces risk of breat, prostate, and colon cancer - 3 of the top 4 most common cancers.
• Exercise can stop growth of cancer.
• Improves antioxidants which are useful in fighting cancer.
• Lowers body fat which can lead to cancer.
• Reduces certain hormones which cause growth of cancer.
• Exercise also improves quality of life for patient undergoing treatment.

Aging

• Successful aging relates to maintaining your health to live experience desired quality of life.
• Stamina - regular aerobic exercise helps maintain stamina in older age.
• Loss of muscle mass, sarcopenia, which leads to falls, fractures, loss of mobility can be reduced with regular exercise.
• Never too late to start exercising.
• Osteoporosis - Porous bones, affects lot of women. - low calcium, vitamin D.
• Weight lifting is important activity to counter Osteoporosis.
• If you are active in younger age, it is important to keep active, as adaptations are reversible.

Brain

• For healthy Brain
  • Active social lifestyle
  • Quality sleep
  • Stress management
  • Mental stimulation
  • Healthy diet
  • Regular exercise
• Exercise helps with maintaining blood flow to brain, reducing risk of dementia.
• Parkinson’s disease - brain stops producing dopamine, losing control of muscle movements.