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What are the health benefits of exercise?
 
Any exercise program can do your body good even if your goal isn't to lose weight. Daily physical activity can change the quality of your life in many ways:
  • Relieves depression and anxiety
  • Induces feelings of joy and wellbeing
  • Helps for sleeplessness
  • Allows you to stay younger longer
  • Reduces the risk of dying from coronary heart disease
  • Improves oxygen and nutrient supply to all the cells in your body
  • Improves the functioning of your immune system
  • Reduces high blood pressure
  • Reduces the risk of cancer
  • Reduces the risk for adult onset diabetes
  • Allows you to maintain normal muscle strength, joint structure and joint function
  • Allows you to maintain your bone density, preventing osteoporosis
 
 
 
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