Regular physical activity can bring about significant improvements in your general health and well-being.
Evidence shows that people who lead active lifestyles are less likely to suffer from major illnesses such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Furthermore, regular physical activity can help you to control your weight and can have positive effects on your mood.
So Get Active Now and start to see the long term benefits of an active lifestyle:
1. Exercise Combats Chronic Diseases
Heart disease and Stroke
Exercise reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke
Exercise reduces high blood pressure or the risk of developing high blood pressure
Exercise reduces high cholesterol or the risk of developing high cholesterol
Osteoporosis
Exercise helps build and maintain stronger and healthier bones, joints, and muscles
Regular physical activity helps to prevent osteoporosis ('thinning of the bones'), reducing the risk of fractures later in life
Cancer
Regular physical activity reduces the risk of developing bowel cancer and breast cancer
Diabetes
Regular exercise in combination with a healthy diet helps reduce the risk of developing insulin dependant (type II) diabetes
2. Exercise Helps Control Weight
Regular physical activity combined with a healthy diet is the best way of losing excess fat and maintaining a healthy body weight
A healthy body weight reduces the risk of illnesses associated with inactivity and being overweight such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer
3. Exercise Improves Mood
Exercise stimulates various ‘feel-good’ chemicals in the brain which can help:
Improve mood and reduce depression
Alleviate stress and anxiety
Improve confidence and self esteem
4. Other Health Benefits
Other advantages of regular exercise include:
Improved sleep
Increased energy levels so that you feel more energetic and less lethargic
