Importance need and benefits of daily Riyazat (Exercise): A Review

Abstract

Riyazat (Exercise) is any deliberately structured and planned bodily movement performed to improve physical fitness, health, and overall wellbeing. It is performed for many reasons like strengthening of tendons, muscles, ligaments, cardiovascular system, maintenance or loss of weight, enhancement of athletic skills, improvement of metabolic functions, to improve mental health by reducing stress, and sometimes merely for enjoyment. Numerous ancient Unani experts, including Galen, Hippocrates, Avicenna, and Rhazes, have written treatises on the advantages of Riyazat. Riyazat is a regimented treatment that prevents the buildup of morbid material and aids in the natural outflow of waste products from the body, hence lowering the risk of acquiring a variety of ailments. Regular riyazat helps to build immunity, avoids and cures a variety of ailments and promotes overall health. Keywords: Riyazat, regimenal therapy, morbid material.