The Benefits of Daily Physical Activity

Just in case you have been living under a pile of rocks the past few years!

Once again only proving that if exercise could be bottled into a shake, pill, or any other crazy gimmick being marketed today it would be among the world's biggest selling products.

1. Reduces the risk of heart disease by improving bloodcirculation throughout the body
2. Keeps weight under control and helps reduce weight by expending calorie
3. Improves blood cholesterol levels
4. Prevents and manages high blood pressure
5. Prevents bone loss
6. Boosts energy level
7. Helps manage stress
8. Releases tension
9. Improves the ability to fall asleep quickly and sleep well
10. Improves self-image and confidence
11. Counters anxiety, depression, ADD, ADHD, and other mental ailments and increases enthusiasm and optimism
12. Increases muscle strength, increasing the ability to do other physical activities (and to live more independently)
13. Provides a way to share an activity with family and friends
14. Establishes good heart-healthy habits in children and counters the conditions (obesity, high blood pressure, poor cholesterol levels, poor lifestyle habits, etc.) that lead to heart attack and stroke later in life
15. In older people, helps delay or prevent chronic illnesses and diseases associated with aging and maintains quality of life and independence longer
16. Improves sexual function

There are many other benefits to correct regular exercise. A good healthy preventable lifestyle will incorporate healthy eating, a proper strength program, and effective cardiovascular exercise.