Biology in Action

I must agree with you that when you exercise your body feels much happier and less exausted. Before going to the gym on a regular bases I found myself tired all the time and needing coffe in my system just to try to stay awake during class or doing my assignments. My main concern for going to the gym was not my exaustion though, it was my desire to get in shape, to tone for the summer. However I found myself getting fatigued just going up the stairs of the mansion or to the fourth floor in rutherford. Having the out of breath feeling and having to breath heavily to get your breath back is a horrible feeling. I used to catch the elevator at all times just to avoild the the out of breath feeling until i realized that i was only making matters worse. Having a healthy diet and exercizing regularly is very beneficial to the body and results will show after a short period of time. So it is suggested that everyone exercises even if they feel that they are skinny and do not need toning. there are many ways to exercize so one must just find the best one for themselves and go to it, its a guarentee that you would not regret it.

I found this to be a very interesting article!! I think it is vital for everyone to read articles about the importance of exercise, and then go out and do something about it for themselves! Many people are intimidated by the thought of exercising because they think they are too out of shape, but just sitting around and being lazy will only make the problem worse. I thought this article did a good job of pointing out that you don’t have to do a high-intensity workout to feel better about yourself, and in some cases a low-intensity workout is actually more effective in feeling less tired. I thought a lot about myself while reading about the study that was conducted. On Monday I have four classes, whereas on Tuesday I have only one. Sometimes I feel more tired on the days where I have less to do than the jam-packed ones. This has helped me realize that it is important to stay active. Having a productive day full of classes and exercise will help you to have a good night sleep, whereas sitting around all day doing nothing will lead you to be restless at night, then tired the next day as a result. An importance lesson to take from this article is that you don’t have to be an olympic athlete to exercise, something as simple as taking a walk around the neighborhood will help you feel less tired and better about yourself as a result.

I really agree with this article and mostly from personal experience. I personally am a very energetic person and enjoy excersise-I do not often take naps and i try to eat as healthy as possible. My roomate, however-does not have those same tendencies. She will go to bed at 5am and wake up at 2pm, and if she has to be up early she will get 2 hours of sleep and then come back and nap for half the day, which of course keeps her sleeping schedule out of wack, not to mention messes up her metabolism. I notice that if I ever have a huge exam to study for and only get about 4 hours of sleep, i feel better if I go to the gym afterwards than if i took an hour nap. After reading this article now I understand why.