Benefits of Exercise
Overall
- You feel more energetic and much healthier
- Improves health status
- You feel better
- Improves balance and coordination
- Increases self-esteem
- Increases functional capacity
- Tremendous stress reliever
- Reduces fatigue
- Reduces diabetes risk
- Improves glucose/insulin sensitivity
- Reduces depression & anxiety
- Improves psychological well-being
- Enhances work and sport performance
- Reduces risk of premature death
- Improves bone density
- Elevates immune system response
- You sleep more soundly
- Appears to improve quality of life
Cardiovascular
- Reduces risk of CHD
- Increases VO2max for oxygen uptake
- Improves endurance & fatigue resistance
- Lowering resting HR and BP
- Reduces risk of developing high BP
- Reduces cholesterol
- Decreases triglycerides
- Increases HDL (good lipid)
- Increases cardiac output
- Increases stroke volume
- Increases lactate & ventilatory threshold for higher power
Body Composition
- Decrease % body fat
- Lowers blood triglycerides
- Decreases Type II diabetes risk
- Improves Insulin Sensitivity
- Improves muscle tone
- Improves basal metabolic rate
- Improves fat-burning capabilities
- Increases aerobic metabolic capabilities
Oncology
- Improves function of immune system
- Reduces the risk of colon cancer
- Reduces the risk of breast cancer
- Appears to reduce prostate and other cancer risks
- Increases Anti-oxidants
Muscle Resistance/Strength training
- Increases muscle strength
- Improves muscle endurace
- Increases tendon and ligament strength
- Improves flexibility
- Protects against injuryMuscle Resistance/Strength Training
1. Increases muscle strength.
2. Improves muscle endurance.
3. Increases tendon and ligament strength.
4. Improves flexibility.
5. Protects against injury.
6. Reduces risk of osteoporosis
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