24 reasons to start working out!

Many people view exercise as something you were forced to do as punishment in high school P.E.

Other view exercise as something you had to do if you wanted to lose weight.

That is totally not true.

After working out for 2 months daily you will feel it as well.

You too will no longer look at it as punishment or a necessary evil for weight loss.

You too can discover how weight loss becomes a wonderful by-product of regular exercise. Your body was made to be active on a regular basis. Here are 23 other good things that happen when you get fit:

1.   Your risk for developing cardiovascular diseases -- such as heart attacks and strokes -- decreases.
2. Your risk of developing many types of cancers decreases.
3.   You have a more positive outlook on life.
4.   Your blood pressure decreases.
5.   The oxidation (breakdown and use) of fat increases.
6.   HDL (good) cholesterol increases.
7. The heart becomes a more efficient pump by increasing stroke volume.
8. Hemoglobin concentration increases in your blood. Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
9. The tendency of the blood to clot in blood vessels decreases. This is important because small clots traveling in the blood are often the cause of heart attacks and strokes.
10. Your metabolism is elevated so that you burn more calories each and every day.
11. Your aerobic capacity (fitness level) increases. This gives you the ability to go through your day with less relative energy expenditure. This enables a "fit" person to have more energy at the end of the day and to get more accomplished during the day... with less fatigue.
12. Keeping active helps maintain, tone and strengthen your muscles. It also increases your indurance.
13. Bone strength increases.
14. New blood vessels develop in your heart and other muscles.
15. Blood levels of triglycerides (fat) decrease.
16.  Control of blood sugar improves.
17. Exercise increases mental sharpness for several hours, enabling you to think more clearly and be more creative.
18. Sleep patterns improve.
19. The efficiency of the digestive system increases. This can reduce the incidence of colon cancer.
20. The thickness of joint cartilage increases, offering more protection and less wear and tear.
21. A woman's risk of developing endometriosis decreases by 50 percent.
22. The amount of blood that flows to the skin increases, making you look and feel healthier.
23. In addition to all the physiological and anatomical benefits, exercise just makes you feel GREAT!

So, try taking a more positive approach to exercise. Look at it as a wonderful opportunity to make yourself healthier and more energized. Now get movin'

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