Your Body's Reaction to Exercise
It is fascinating to learn how your body reacts to exercise
An interesting fact about your body is that your stomach actually shuts down in response to strenuous exercise. Did you ever to stop to think about what is really going on with your body when you exercise? I bet it is fascinating.
Your muscles are biochemical motors, and they use a chemical called adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for their energy source. During the process of "burning" ATP, you muscles need three things.
- They need oxygen, because chemical reactions require ATP and oxygen is consumed to produce ATP.
- They need to get rid of heat. Just like an electric motor, a working muscle generates heat that it needs to get rid of.
- They need to eliminate metabolic wastes (carbon dioxide, lactic acid) that the chemical reactions generate.
In order to continue exercising, your muscles must continuously manufacture ATP. For this to happen, your body must supply oxygen to the muscles, and eliminate the waste products, and heat.
As the exercise becomes more strenuous, the greater the demand of the working muscle. If this is not met, then exercise will cease meaning, you will become tired, and you won't be able to keep up the pace of the program.
There are several benefits to exercising, and we could talk about them all day long. Let us just say that it is common knowledge that exercise is good for your body. We all know that.
The reasons why you aren't in an exercising program is not because you know the benefits that you will get from it, but because of your lack of motivation to begin an exercise program.
Wouldn't it be interesting to see what your body's reaction is to exercise? Why not begin your exercise journey now. If you are having a hard time starting a routine, or maintaining an exericise program, then you are not alone, but you have to begin somewhere. How about now, join me and lets enjoy getting heathy together.
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