Health Benefits of Exercise

Exercise is good for us. Everyone knows that, but the vast majority of people aren't able to get motivated and come up with a good exercise plan.

What if you could come up with the ideal fitness and exercise plan that suited your lifestyle and potential health risks?

Five Reasons Exercise Can Help Prevent and Reduce Disease

Exercise is important for everyone, from toddler to senior citizen. The healthy person needs exercise just as much as the person with a disease or medical condition. There are very few problems that would prohibit some form of exercise.

1. The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association recommend moderate-intensity exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes five days per week to reduce the risk of chronic disease.
2. Cardiovascular exercise helps keep our blood flowing and our hearts pumping. A healthy heart is vital to living a long and productive life. Exercise can reduce the rate of heart attacks and improve circulation.
3. Exercise combats weight gain. Even if we're eating reasonable amounts of food, without exercise our bodies tend to gain weight over the years.
4. Exercise builds muscle, improves balance and flexibility--all of which help us move around with greater ease. Balance and strength are important for mobility.
5. Exercise, combined with healthy living and nutrition, contributes to greater overall satisfaction with life. We feel fitter, our sleep patterns improve, our moods are elevated and we have more energy when we exercise regularly.

So Why Aren't We Exercising More?

The advice we hear all around us is contradictory and confusing. Many people don't know where to begin or what exercise they should be doing. And, as a result, people fail to do anything at all.

Having workout plans or a steady exercise routine is the best way to approach exercise if you're not active. And, if you are active there is always room for improvement. Maybe you want to ramp up your strength training or focus on a particular area? What about setting up a personalized plan that reflects your body type, health concerns and current level of activity?

For people with medical conditions it can feel scary to start an exercise routine, but this is the perfect time to start moving. For example, people with cardiovascular disease can benefit from exercise. Benefits include a decrease in blood pressure, improved muscle function, reduction in LDL ("bad") cholesterol and total cholesterol, increase in HDL ("good") cholesterol, weight-loss and less fatigue. Many people struggle with the stress of modern life; exercise is the perfect antidote to stress. Exercise can help individuals feel more relaxed, decrease heart rate and blood pressure and improve one's mood.

The health benefits of exercise are many and regardless of your current fitness level there is room for improvement.

There are many benefits of exercise for individuals of all ages, regardless of fitness level. The key is to find the exercise that feels right for you, get the needed support and take that first step.

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