Essay On THE NEED AND VALUE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES
Introduction
Life is a great struggle in many ways. Man has to fight against disease, poverty, misfortunes and so many other troubles. The best way to fight these strong enemies is to possess a sound health. Thus physical fitness is the first duty of all men.
Advantages of Physical Exercise
Proper and regular exercise is one of the best means to attain physical fitness. Some people believe that medicine and tonic maintain sound health. No mistake can be greater than this belief. Tonics and medicine provide temporary energy. Real and lasting energy cannot be got from them.
It is physical training alone that can make us healthy and energetic. It is a cure for almost all bodily ills and weakness. Physical culture i.e., proper development of the body, has become a regular science. Even the greatest doctors of the world admit that certain chronic diseases like constipation or asthma can be cured only through physical exercise and medical treatment. Even bad eyesight is restored to normal through certain exercises for the eye. Many Indian ‘Asans’ are famous for their healthy effects on the human body.
Forms of physical exercise
Their relative value. What kind of physical exercise is best is a matter of opinion. Some people regard the Indian system of physical exercises harmful for the body. On the other hand, they are all praise for Western physical exercises and sports and games. It is not possible to discuss in detail the relative values of these two systems. One thing, however, is certain. No system can be either wholly perfect or wholly useless. Moreover, what is suited for the people of the West is not necessarily good for the people of the East. On the other hand, every form of physical exercise is based on some scientific principle and hence it must do some good to the body.
Thus the thing that really matters is physical exercise, no matter what its form is. What is wanted is sound health, vigour and energy. Unfortunately we do not pay enough attention to physical fitness.
Value of physical fitness for nation
It is difficult to discuss the value of physical fitness. Its importance for the individual has already been pointed out. But its value for the nation is even greater. Today India needs strong and healthy citizens to guard her newly won freedom. She has her enemies. Only if her people are strong she can preserve her freedom. We should not forget that a nation of weaklings is doomed to be the slave of others.
Conclusion
Physical health is useful in every walk of life. For example, great intellectual achievements are not possible, without good health. “A sound mind in a sound body” is a well known saying. Again a sound body does not mean a sturdy body like that of Gama. To conclude, physical fitness is both a necessity and a blessing.
Vocabulary
Struggle- hard striving, Attain- to achieve, प्राप्त करना । Lasting- continuing for a long time, अधिक दिन तक चलने Energetic- powerful, Constipation- difficulty in evaluating the bowels, Asthma- a disease associated with difficulty in breathing, दमा Restore- to regain, पुनः प्राप्त करना Are all praise- admire lavishly, Type- form, Preserve- maintain.
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