Physical Activity

Benefits:

• Most people can improve their health a great deal by taking 
  a walk for 30 minutes a few times every week. So let’s get started!

Benefits you get right away:   

• Reduced blood sugar  

• Increased metabolic rate after workout  

• Increases quality of life  

• Increases well-being  

• Improves blood flow to the brain  

• Improves some hormonal functions  

• Improves sleep  

• Improves mental health

• Improves pain tolerance

• Builds muscle tissue  

• Burns calories  

• Helps cope with stress  

• Reduces depression

• Reduces anxiety

• Reduces anger  

• Can help stick with dietary changes  

• Can help quit smoking  

• May enhance cognitive functioning  

• Helps weight loss

Benefits you get over the long run:   

• Increases life expectancy  

• Reduces heart attacks by about 50%  

• Reduces strokes  

• Reduces blood pressure  

• Reduces the risk of becoming hypertensive

• Reduces triglycerides (fats in the body)  

• Increases HDL (good) cholesterol  

• Possibly reduces the risk of breast cancer  

• Reduces the risk of colon cancer  

• Possibly reduces the risk of prostate cancer  

• Reduces blood clotting  

• Reduces risk of becoming diabetic  

• Improves immune system

• Reduces risk of osteoporosis

• Improve functioning in arthritis patients  

• Promotes loss of body fat  

• Promotes loss of dangerous abdominal fat  

• Necessary for maintaining weight loss  

• Controls body weight  

• Reduces the risk of becoming diabetic  

• Prevents depression  

• Prevents anxiety  

• Makes heart stronger

Start Slowly

Progress Gradually

Engage in Physical Activity Daily!