13 - Improves immune function which decreases risk for infectious diseases

Hi Team, This is incredible! At rest our body produces 2 million new blood cells every second. These cells can last up to 120 days. In saying this, that means we have about 20,736,000,000,000 Blood cells right now in our body! Wow! Females have about 4.7 million blood cells per millilitre and males have about 5.2 million. So why is this relevant and what does this have to do with our bodies function?

Our body creates new blood cells from the nutrients that are in our body. This means if we eat fast food our body will create new blood cells from the nutrients our body can absorb from this food. Same as if we drink alcohol our body will develop new blood cells from the nutrients we absorb from alcohol.

These blood cells are made from these poor nutrition decisions, we both make and will stay in our system for up to 120 days. This is why our food intake is so important. So who is up for eating healthy foods perfectly for 120 days? At Xenus Fitness we aren’t so don’t stress if you are thinking the same.

However we do want to maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle. This is why many nutritionists recommend the 80/20 rule. To follow this rule we need to make sure 80% of our food intake is good and 20% can be whatever we choose. This will maintain our bodies overall health and get our bodies back to their optimum weight range. Please note this is a general rule and does not apply to everyone.

So why is exercise important? Now that we understand how our blood cells are created, carrying our vital nutrients and repairing agents and how long they can last. The next question is how can we improve this?

Exercise increases the amount of blood cells being created; it also increases the speed at which the blood cells travel throughout our whole body. This means through exercise we produce more blood cells and increase the rate at which they die off, thus increasing the rate at which we can improve our bodies function. This said if we have a poor diet and exercise frequently it won’t help much at all, because we are still creating blood cells from the poor nutrients in our body.

So to improve our bodies function we must focus on eating at least 80% good foods; the more we exercise we do the quicker we will improve our bodies function replacing the old blood cells with fresh new blood cells.

We hope this helps, have a great day;

Cheers, Xenus Fitness

12 - Decreases risk for several types of cancer.

Physical exercise is good for a lot of things. It helps us get in shape; it helps us lose excess weight; it gives our body more power, stamina, flexibility and agility; and it helps us feel good about ourselves. And now, according to a growing number of studies, it helps prevent cancer. Though cancer was previously thought to be largely a product of nutrition and consumption habits, now many researchers believe it can be affected by how much physical exercise we do.

How does exercise actually prevent cancer? According to Dr. Inge Haunstrup Clemmensen, of the Danish Cancer Society, regular physical exercise helps improve our immune system, and this strengthened immune system can stop cancer in its tracks. Even incorporating simple exercises into our daily lives, such as walking and cycling to get around, can reduce the chances of intestinal cancer, which is a very deadly and common form of this disease.

According to another theory by the same doctor, more exercise increases the action of the excretory system and the intestines. So, while harmful material may still be coming into the body at the same rate, there is faster excretion, and it stays in the body for a very short amount of time. It's not enough time for cancer to take hold, says Dr. Clemmensen.

There is good news for smokers as well. Whether we are a smoker or not, Dr. Steven N. Blair of the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research says we are protected by exercise. What this basically means is that even though smoking will still be damaging to your lungs, exercise can help reduce some of those effects. The theory behind that is that people who exercise also tend to practice other good habits, such as eating healthfully and staying fit. Since obesity is a major factor in many forms of cancer, they are effectively averted.

Exercising affects many bodily functions, and people exercising regularly experience better cardiovascular activity, immune function, energy, DNA repair and hormone regulation. All these changes directly affect the formation of various forms of cancer such as prostate, colon, lung, intestinal, breast and endometrial.

According to researchers such as L.W. Jones, co-author of "Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training in Anemic Cancer Patients Receiving Darbepoetin Alfa: A Randomized Controlled Trial," and F.C. Dimeo, author of "Effects of Exercise on Eancer-Related Fatigue," not only does exercise prevent cancer, it also helps rehabilitate and treat cancer patients. Exercise improves the immune system, reduces fatigue and increases body function, which are all essential in treatment of any disease. The best part of all this is that we do not need high-intensity fitness regimens. Even moderate-intensity workouts will do.

So let’s get out there and exercise for the health of our body’s team! Call a friend and get them to join you. Together we can help prevent the risk of cancer and live longer and more for filed lives. The choice is yours team, do you think your body is worth looking after through exercise?

Cheers, Xenus Fitness

Resources: Hi team, we did not write this article, it was found and related to the topic of the article topic this week that we may as well repost it.

www.ehow.com/how-does_5121518_exercise-prevent-cancer.html#ixzz28byYlUWr