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Stronger muscles and bones
Strength training isn’t just for burly body builders. Lifting
weights—or working out with elastic exercise bands or doing
calisthenics—builds and tones muscle. Here’s another potential
perk: It can also speed up a sluggish metabolism and help keep
pounds from creeping on.
Moreover, strength training—along with weight-bearing
exercises such as dancing, jogging, or brisk walking—increases
bone density, which can help you fight off osteoporosis. And
moderate-intensity, low-impact aerobic exercise can actually help
lessen the pain of achy joints and make managing arthritis easier.
Flex your brainpower. When it comes to strength training,
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A longer,
healthier life
People who are active for about
seven hours a week have a
40 percent lower risk of dying
prematurely than those who fit
in less than 30 minutes weekly,
according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Exercise may help you live longer
because it can fend off a long
list of health problems, from
heart disease and high blood
pressure to type 2 diabetes and
even some types of cancer.
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A true
GIFT Permanent
weight loss
Lost pounds have a way of
reappearing. Exercise may
be the secret to stopping the
cycle of losing and gaining
weight. Data from the National
Weight Control Registry, which
tracks people who have lost
30 pounds or more and have
kept them off for at least a year,
reveals that 90 percent of them
exercise frequently.
Treat yourself to the benefits of exercise
One of the best gifts you’ll ever receive is
one you can give yourself. That gift is being active.
“Exercise can improve your health and life in so
many ways, from staying well to boosting your
mood,” says Abby Guida, a fitness instructor and
health educator at the St. Rose Dominican
WomensCare/Outreach Centers. “It’s such an
important key to living with vitality.”
Check out all of these wonderful reasons you should
routinely treat your body to exercise.
Abby Guida