Hooray for exercise!

Exercise, how it make us feel so alive. It is such a major factor of all our lives. It has inspired us to invent many forms of entertainment as well as understanding the joys of being in shape. Exercise augments our very well being. It makes us focus more and stimulates our bodies. It gives us a sense of euphoria (Like chocolate but without the calories!) when we figure out we ran a wile a minute faster than before. It builds our strength and prevents injuries so that we can stay in shape. Exercise is a wonderful action that we can take to look better and feel better.


Antithesis: “Yes,” she says, “but I do not have the time to exercise.”

This seems to be a problem with your schedule instead of the time it takes to exercise. There are over a thousand minutes in a day; only thirty of them have to be devoted to being active. Besides, exercise has many names: skiing, running, walking, running, playing football, Wii Fit, Dance Dance Revolution, etc. the list goes on. There are many ways to get exercise in, and it does not have to be done in one single action. Walking across a college campus is even exercise, but it is not done in a single time slot. If done sporadically during the day, the amount of time it takes is no longer an issue!

Antithesis “Yes,” he says, “but exercise is so hard.”

Nothing that is easy will yield the same results as when they are not. This is a matter of personal motivation. If you do not push yourself how will you be able to get far in anything? Everything in life takes work (albeit the instinctual things that all humans do, mind you). Homework, work, housecleaning, most of these have the word work in them, and if not, the connotation is there! Exercise is no different from other obligations in life. It is just a different manifestation of what we are used to in everyday life.

Antithesis: “exercise is too hard on the body” he says.

I think you have this backwards. Exercise is actually better for the body than lack thereof. Exercise gets the oxygen going and increases blood flow resulting in a better wellbeing. Many of the older generations exercised almost every day of the week. My grandfather worked on the farm everyday and had to run to school everyday. He is now going to be 72 and is still as active as ever. Now I know that exercise can cause chronic problems such as arthritis. However, having arthritis is a lot better than having heart disease. It is painful but not death. And even so, there are many ways of exercising that are little to no impact at all. Swimming, for instance, is great exercise that does not have any impact on the joints at all. It is the same thing with biking (if you don’t fall of course). Getting the body active has more health benefits than problems. It is indeed hard on the body, but no so much that it is not possible.

Exercise is a brilliant method for looking good, feeling good, and finding a new hobby perhaps. It is a great way to get healthier and does not have to take so much time. It might be hard but as many people say, “No pain, no gain!” By working out 30 min a day, one could become healthier and more energetic than one might think. “Exercising 30 min a day keeps the doctor away!”