25 Reasons You Should Be Exercising

Here are 25 reasons you should be exercising:

1. Decreased cardiovascular disease
2. Better management and prevention of diabetes
3. Improved insulin sensitivity
4. Improved glucose metabolism
5. Reduction in blood pressure/hypertension
6. Improved blood triglycerides
7. Decreased total cholesterol
8. Improved HDL (good cholesterol)
9. Lessens the risk of having a stroke
10. Lower incidence of breast cancer
11. Lower incidence of colon cancer
12. Lower incidence of multiple myeloma cancers
13. Improved bone mineral density-decreasing the risk of developing osteoporosis
14. Improved musculoskeletal health
15. Improved sarcopenia (age-related losss of muscle mass and strength)
16. Improved body composition (lean weight vs. fat weight)
17. Decreased risk of developing obesity
18. Increased function and mobility for arthritis sufferers
19. Reduction in stress (my favorite)
20. Enhanced Mood
21. Enhanced Self Esteem
22. Reduced levels of depression
23. Decreased levels of anxiety
24. Decreased injury rate for weekend warriors (weekend-only, hard core exercisers)
25. Decreased incidence of other cancers

Fitness Success!