| (1) promotes neurogensis (2) strengthens bones (3) improves flexibility (4) improves circulation (5) strengthens heart (6) helps prevent heart disease (7) increases endurance and energy (8) helps regulate metabolism (9) aids in digestion (10) helps relieve stress (11) promotes restful sleep (12) improves physical appearance (13) aids in weight control (14) slows aging process (15) forestalls onset of degenerative diseases (16) reduces high blood pressure (17) helps regulate blood sugar (18) lessens risk of stroke (19) helps regulate hormones (20) improves cognitive functions (21) builds stronger muscles |
| Benefits of Exercise |
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| Physical fitness is to the human body what fine-tuning is to an engine. It enables us to perform up to our potential. Fitness can be described as a condition that helps us look, feel, and do our best. More specifically it is: The ability to perform daily tasks vigorously and alertly, with energy left over for enjoying leisure-time activities and meeting emergency demands. It is the ability to endure, to bear up, to withstand stress, to carry on in circumstances where an unfit person could not continue, and it is a major basis for good health and well-being. Physical fitness involves the performance of the heart, lungs, and muscles. And, since what we do with our bodies also affects what we can do with our minds, fitness influences to some degree qualities such as mental alertness and emotional stability. Before starting an exercise program Get your doctor's OK! |