Exercise Benefits

Exercise is associated with improving quality of life and health in both physical and psychological ways.

Physical Benefits

Exercise helps improve your cardiovascular system which means:

--Lower Blood Pressure

--Slower Heart Rate

--Increases Blood Flow

--Decreases Bad Cholesterol (LDL)

--Increases Good Cholesterol (HDL)

--Lowers Risk for Cardiovascular

Disease

Exercise helps improve your mental

health by:

--Decreasing Stress Levels

--Increasing Sleep Ability

--Increasing Cognitive Function and

Processing

--Decreasing Levels of Depression

--Improving Self-Image

Exercise can lead to a decrease in your risk for diseases and chronic illness such as:

--Breast Cancer

--Colon Cancer

--Osteoporosis

--Back Pain

--Heart Disease

--Weak Bones and Muscles

Exercise helps you combat weight gain which means:

--Decreases chance to become

Obese

--Lowers Risk for Diabetes

--Burns Excess Fat

--Maintains Healthy Body Weight