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Gym helps us to gain more freedom over our body, to give us better abilities.
The main areas are 1.Flexibility and dextrousness; 2.Strength or Power;
3.Stamina, Endurance or Staying Power.
Examples
of restrictions which happen.
1. We
are unable to do some muscle movements. This is lack of flexibility. Bending
fully in front, back or the sides. Extending our hand over and down our
shoulder, to touch our backbone. Lift a leg beyond half our height. Many of us
even find it difficult to bend our knees, to sit on the floor.
If
we try, we get cramps, dislocations or fractures. For example, try to bowl a
ball for cricket, with full force. Without regular practice, your shoulder can
get dislocated. Or jump down from a bench. You can easily get a fracture.
But
regular Gym work gives us muscle flexibility. We are able to extend our arms/
legs, twist and bend easily, without pain. Our body becomes more elastic.
2. Some
of us, particularly those in our middle age, we get tired too soon. This is low
stamina, and can be easily improved. We are unable to hold our breath while
swimming, even for a short duration. We are unable to dance, climb stairs
little faster, or even run short distances. For example, to catch a bus. If we
try, we breathe so hard, our heart beats like mad, we may even get chest pain. The risk
is real, we can get a heart attack this way. But the Gym work gives us stamina.
It makes our heart and lungs stronger.
3.
We are unable to exert muscle strength. Like lifting something, bending or
twisting something. A Gym increases our muscle capacity dramatically, so that
we are able to lift a heavier item with the smallest effort.
When
we try to develop a new physical skill, like dancing, swimming, karate, or even
simple jogging, we find our physical abilities need to improve. Particularly
Flexibility and Stamina. Sometimes the ability to lift heavy things. Suitable exercises
at a Gym will achieve this and provide us with more flexibility, stamina and
muscle strength to improve any of these skills.
An
overall effect that proper Gym Work achieves is that it takes us out of the
pain zone for the rest of our day. For instance, we do not feel tired and
exhausted after climbing stairs. People who do not exercise suffer pain and
exhaustion for every work they do, throughout the day. This is particularly
true about older people, but applies to everyone.
Though many of us find Gym sessions(or any exercise) uncomfortable and strenuous, it is only for a short period of time in a day. But it removes the physical strain and discomfort for the rest of the day. That is good.
