In the case of humans a great deal
of bodily activity is performed without regard to its benefit to the body.
The division of the nervous system that regulates involuntary or
unconscious bodily activity is called the autonomic nervous system (ANS).
But as he leaves out the soul, he is unable to explain what the mind is a capacity of, because at the same time he admits that «in the present life there are intellectual and volitional activities which do not involve
any bodily activity, such as silent thought».
Thus in the marital act, spouses freely choose to instantiate their communion of persons in one flesh open to the gift of life in and through an act in which
their bodily activity is as much the constitutive subject of what they are doing asis their act of choice.
Then in his own good time (which is usually not long) he will be able to reorganize
his bodily activities so as to conform to established social customs.
He has perhaps spent his spare time in writing articles to prove that human beings are as other animals so that purpose is a category irrelevant for the explanation of
their bodily activities, his own activities included.
As well as this,
bodily activity has an essential influence on generation of L - glutamine and also regulates its uptake.
It produces hormones that affect and regulate virtually
every bodily activity.
Physical exercise is
any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.
Sara Schneckloth's artwork is an ongoing investigation into the relationship between
the bodily activity of drawing and our interpretation of natural systems and phenomena.