The Benefits of Physical Activity for Physical & Mental Health
This is a a research essay that is due on December 3, however, I need it done on/before Nov.22
The topic can be about anything, although for my proposal, I chose it to be about physical fitness. I will be getting back my proposal by Tuesday (Nov. 13), and I will upload here so you can see my professors comment on it. I would still be allowed to change my topic if I don't want to continue on writing about physical fitness, so you guys can change it if you want to.
The Paper Itself:
• 7 pages long and MLA style
• Must have at least 3 academic secondary sources, and at least 2 of those sources must be peer reviewed.
More detailed instructions can be found on the file I uploaded. (File Name: Research Essay Parameters). Please ignore the first 2 pages of that file, because those were the instructions for the essay proposal, and the page 3 is the instructions for this research essay.
Last Reminders:
• I also uploaded a file named "Persuasive Writing Organizer", which is just a guide for writing essays, and might be helpful.
• By Tuesday, I will also upload my research proposal, with my professor's comment on it.
• I am hoping to have a better paper this time, my professor is really a tough marker. The essay I ordered from here 3 weeks ago about the advertisement essay, which I thought was really good, only got me 64 out of 100 marks.
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November 18, 2018
The Benefits of Physical Activity for Physical & Mental Health
Introduction
Numerous studies have explored the benefits of physical activity to the physical and mental well-being of an individual. Literature review on the subject suggests that there is a positive relationship between physical activity, and physical and mental health. The epidemic levels of overweight and obesity prevalence in the United States can be attributed to the increase in sedentary lifestyles and consumption of unhealthy food. Based on the latest behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS) survey, adult obesity prevalence levels hit 35%, 30% and 25% in 7, 29 and 48 U.S States based on 2018 statistics. Notwithstanding this upward trend, medical research has shown that physical activity can lead to improved physical and psychosocial well-being. While increased sedentariness has been linked to overweight and obesity prevalence, empirical studies have shown a link between increased physical activity and countless health benefits such as physical and psychosocial wellbeing.
Physical activities have the potential to decrease different physical and mental health risks. Xiaoxing and Baker confirm this position in their study of the relationship between body mass index and physical activity and how the two variables correlate in the reduction of health risks was concerned. According to Xiaoxing and Baker, “The findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study are consistent with short-term trials that demonstrated the beneficial effects of regular exercises on physical fitness" (1572). Its findings affirmed the widely accepted research findings linking physical activity to improvement in overall health. While studying these four factors, the researchers employed a sample size N= 7,867 that comprised of adults aged between 51 and 61 (1567). The survey used an adjusted relative risk factor to determine a decline in physical health and new physical challenges using logistic regression technique. The study results showed that overweight and obesity were solely to blame for the deterioration in health. Still, these two were linked to a physical challenge on an adjusted AR that ranged between 1.27 to 1.45. It also established that constant physical exercises decreased the probability of suffering a health decline and the possibility of developing physical challenges regardless of what the individual was obese or overweight. The study concluded that physical activity was critical towards the maintenance of an appropriate BMI. Besides, it can significantly decrease the possibility of ruining the overall body health and possible impairment to the proper functioning of the body.
Interestingly, though, it discovered that regular physical activity has the potential of reducing diverse physical and mental health risks, even among people who cannot achieve the appropriate body weight (1567). The study findings affirmed the presence of physical activity and inactive lifestyles and further established that sitting levels significantly varied based on the two variables namely the organization and the type of occupation
Physical activity has a positive effect on the overall health and we...
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