Nursing Assignment: Analyzing the Benefits and Risks of Exercise

This nursing assignment delves into the multifaceted impacts of exercise on human health. It begins by outlining the numerous benefits, such as weight control, disease prevention (including cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, and diabetes), improved mental health, enhanced cognitive function, strengthened bones and muscles, better sleep, and improved sexual health. The assignment then critically examines the potential drawbacks of over-exercise, including psychological addiction, heart muscle weakening, mental disorders related to body image, damage to joints, oxidative damage to tissues, and chronic fatigue. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of a balanced approach to exercise, highlighting its role in improving quality of life while cautioning against the adverse effects of excessive physical activity. The assignment supports its claims with references to research articles.

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Table of Contents
Pros of exercises.........................................................................................................................3
Cons of exercises........................................................................................................................3
Conclusion of exercises..............................................................................................................4
Reference list..............................................................................................................................5

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Pros of exercises
There are different advantages of exercise, which includes controlling weight and
reducing different types of diseases. Diseases related to heart, blood sugar, and high blood
pressure is controlled through the help of exercise. Different cancers like breast, lung, and
colon can be avoided through regular practice of exercise. Regular practice of exercise helps
to improve mental health and helps to get relieved from stress. As opined by Mayo,
Iglesias-Soler, Kingsley & Dopico (2017), during exercise, body of human releases chemicals
that help to improve moods and helps to feel relaxed. Besides, regular exercise helps to
improve thinking and learning skills. Exercise stimulates the human body to release
proteins and other essential chemicals, which improve the structure and function of the brain.
Moreover, exercise strengthens bones and muscles of the body. Children can develop
strong bones and muscles through practice of regular exercise. Losing bone density is a major
problem that impacts many people at the adult stage of life. This problem can be mitigated
through exercise and muscle strength can be maintained through exercise. Other advantages
of exercises include improvement of sleep and sexual health, reduce the risk of falls and
chances of living longer life increases. Daily life can be conducted smoothly through
exercises.
Cons of exercises
Over-exercise can harm the physical condition of people and it may prevent to stay
healthy. Exercise causes secretion of endorphins, which have a similar nature to morphine.
Over-exercise makes a person psychologically addictive. On the other hand, Saiki,
Sugimoto & Senzaki (2016) have mentioned that exercise has a great impact on the heart.
Heavy regular exercise can weaken the muscles of the heart. Heart rate fluctuates with
daily exercise and this fact can lead to the emergence of disorders including ventricular
arrhythmia. The mental disorder of over-consciousness about the body can take place

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due to over-exercise. In these cases, usually, people become overly-conscious about their
physical features. They concentrate on socially isolated exercise to repair the defects of their
bodies. As a result, they fail to be involved in other important works. People, who spent
most of the time exercising, fail to spend time with their friends and family. Exercise
can damage the joints as well.
Oxidative damage to body tissues and muscles can take place due to over-exercise.
In this case, utilization of oxygen increases and it enhances the generation rate of free
radicals. According to de Souto Barreto et al. (2016), this is the main cause of oxidative
damage of muscle and tissues. Tiredness, disruptive sleep and chronic fatigue are the
consequences of over-exercise. These aspects take place due to the impact of exercise on the
adrenal glands.
Conclusion of exercises
Exercise or physical activity is an essential task that helps to reduce the impact of a
stressful life. The conclusion of exercises results in the improvement of quality of life. Risk
of different harmful diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases can be
eliminated after practicing regular exercise. An increase in heart rate can be seen that pumps
more oxygen to the brain, which increases memory capacity and learning ability.
However, over exercise is disadvantageous and people need to consider these aspects to avoid
the harmful effect of exercise.

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Reference list
de Souto Barreto, P., Morley, J. E., Chodzko-Zajko, W., Pitkala, K. H., Weening-
Djiksterhuis, E., Rodriguez-Manas, L., ... & Izquierdo, M. (2016). Recommendations
on physical activity and exercise for older adults living in long-term care facilities: a
taskforce report. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(5), 381-
392. Retrieved from:http://www.aging-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/48-
1.pdf
Mayo, X., Iglesias-Soler, E., Kingsley, J. D., & Dopico, X. (2017). Interrepetition rest set
lacks the v-shape systolic pressure response advantage during resistance exercise.
Sports, 5(4), 90. Retrieved from:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/5/4/90/pdf
Saiki, H., Sugimoto, M., & Senzaki, H. (2016). Exercise-induced cardiopulmonary arrest in a
child with aortic stenosis. Cardiology in the Young, 26(5), 1013-1016. Retrieved
from:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cardiology-in-the-young/article/
exerciseinduced-cardiopulmonary-arrest-in-a-child-with-aortic-stenosis/
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