Seventeen Great Ways Exercise Improves Your Life

1)    Exercise increases circulation by widening blood vessels and even creating new ones, thus reducing risks of heart attack and stroke, In addition, it boosts physical and mental stamina by improving the delivery of oxygen and other vital nutrients to virtually every cell in the body in those of the brain included.
2)    Exercise lowers blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart attack, aneurysms, glaucoma, and stroke.
3)    Exercise improves the ratio ot good [HDL] to bad (LDL) cholesterol in the blood, thus reducing the risk of heart attack due to arterial blockage caused by the accumulation of plaque on artery walls.
4)    Exercise helps the body make better use of insulin, thus substantially reducing the risk at type ll (adult onset) diabetes.
5)    Exercise improves lung Function and hence physical as well as mental stamina by increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood.
6)    Exercise helps bolster the immune system, thus increasing protection against everything from cancer to the common cold.
7)    Exercise strengthens bones by boosting their uptake of calcium, thus dramatically reducing the risk of osteoporosis (a major problem for women following menopause).
8)    Exercise helps keep joints healthy, thus reducing the risk of osteoarthritis.
9)    Exercise speeds reaction time, reducing risks of driving mishaps as well as accidents around the home.
10)    Exercise improves coordination, lowering the risks associated with falling (especially among the elderly).
11)    Exercise aids digestion and hence optimal absorption of vital nutrients.
12)    Exercise helps promote intestinal regularity, thus reducing the risk of cancers of the colon.
13)    Exercise helps burn body fat and maintain healthy weight, thus boosting energy levels and improving appearance as well as reducing risks of diabetes, high blood pressure, harmful wear and tear on joints, and even certain types of cancer [i.e., breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men].
14)    Exercise aids restful, higher-quality sleep.
15)    Exercise lowers the resting heart rate by increasing the amount of blood pumped by each at the heart’s contractions, thus saving the heart as many as 50,000 beats a day, and l7 million in a year!
16)    Exercise helps slow the aging process lay improving blood circulation and hence the delivery of vital nutrients to, and the removal of metabolic waste from, virtually every cell in the body skin included!
17)    Exercise improves sexual performance by boosting physical endurance and flexibility as well as body image and self-esteem.