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1. Subject Area Research
Being active has many different benefits and a lot of articles identify the
benefits of being active whether that being mental or physical health. In one
article, it identifies the main benefits of being active. It says if you are
physically active in your lifestyle, it can improve your brain health, reduce the
risk of disease, strengthen muscles, and generally improve your ability to do
everyday tasks in your life.
One of main benefits that they identify is weight management. This can be
either gaining or losing weight or managing both and in this article, it says that
this plays a crucial role in physical activity. It says you need to consume calories
through eating and drinking and then you should also burn the calories
through exercise.
CDC (2022). Benefits of Physical Activity. [online] Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/pa-
health/index.htm#:~:text=Being%20physically%20active%20can%20improve.
In another article, it identifies more of the benefits in being more active and one
of the first ones that they point out is that exercise can make you happier! In this
article, it says that exercise has been shown to improve your mood and decrease
the feeling of depression, anxiety, and stress. Exercise can boost your mood no
matter of the intensity and how much that you work out.
Whilst being happier being active, being active can also boost your energy levels
and the article says that in a study, it found that 6 weeks of regular exercise
reduced feeling of fatigue. This article also mentions that exercise can boost your
cardiovascular system and improve your lung health, and these can significantly
help with energy levels.
Finally in this article, they mentioned that exercise can help with relaxation and
sleep quality. Regular exercise can help you relax and sleep better. In this article it
says that in one study that they conducted over 4 months, they found that both
stretching and resistance exercise led to improvements to their sleep.
Semeco, A. (2017). The Top 10 Benefits of Regular Exercise. [online] Healthline.
Available at: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-benefits-of-
exercise#TOC_TITLE_HDR_9

2. In this article, it says the benefits that can come for your mental health if you do
physical activity and it also tells you how to get moving and feel better as a
person. In the article, it says that it can be very difficult being physically active but
they have suggested to think about physical or mental considerations that you
have to think about before doing physical activity.
From this, they highlight the ways on how physical activity can improve your
mental health. They include on this list: Better sleep, happier moods as they
suggest doing physical activity releases feel-good hormones that make you feel
better in yourself and physical activity can manage stress and anxiety. It can help
manage stress and anxiety because it gives your brain something to focus on and
this can be a positive strategy doing difficult times as it will take you mind off the
things you are going through.
Mind (2019). Physical Activity and Your Mental Health. [online] www.mind.org.uk.
Available at: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-
living/physical-activity-and-your-mental-health/about-physical-activity/.
In this article, it tells you the benefits of exercise for your mental and physical
health. It starts off with saying that any amount of exercise, even if it fails, it is still
likely to produce benefits for the person doing the exercise.
They have listed many benefits linking with physical activity including
cardiovascular Health, diabetes management, reduced risks of some cancers and
improving your mood.
Additionally, it always says that it can help to build and strengthen muscles. They
believe this is particularly important in adults for when they get older. In this
article, they also note that doing physical activity can maintain weight.
To keep a maintained weight whilst doing physical activity, it will also a require a
good balanced diet so you burn more calories off rather than consuming more
calories over burning the calories.
www.medicalnewstoday.com. (2021). The benefits of exercise for your physical
and mental health. [online] Available at:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/benefits-of-exercise#weight.

3. In this final article, it tells us why physical activity is important and telling you a
range of benefits including the emotional benefits of exercise.
First off, it says physical activity is good for everyone, no matter your health or
physical abilities. It also says in this article that if you do a lack of physical activity,
it can lead to more visits to the doctor, more hospitalizations, and more use of
medicines.
Following this section, it tells you the many ways that staying active can help you
have a benefit on your life. This list includes: improving strength, improving
balance, manage and preventing some diseases, sleeping better, blood pressure
control and finally maintaining a healthy weight.
Finally in this article, it says about the emotional benefits of exercise. It starts off
by saying exercising with a friend can help with emotional support and it can help
you both out by doing physical activity. There are a lot of emotional benefits by
doing physical activity and this includes: reducing the feeling of depression and
stress, increasing your energy level, improving sleep and making you feel like you
are more in control.
National Institute on Aging (2020). Real-Life Benefits of Exercise and Physical
Activity. [online] National Institute on Aging. Available at:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/real-life-benefits-exercise-and-physical-activity.