Top 10 Fitness Facts & Idea

1. Exercise Gives You Energy : You might be surprised at how, say, popping in a workout tape for 30 minutes in the morning can change your whole day.

2. Fitness Can Help Build Relationships : Think of what exercising with a partner can do for a relationship, whether it's with a spouse, a sibling, or a friend you used to go to lunch with once a week.

3. Weight Loss Is Not the Most Important Goal : Weight loss is the reason many people exercise in the first place. But it's certainly not the sole benefit of an exercise program.

4. Movement Melts Away Stress : "Exercise produces a relaxation response that serves as a positive distraction," says Cedric Bryant, chief exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. He says it also helps elevate your mood and keep depression at bay.

5. Exercise Boosts Brainpower : Improved productivity not only makes you a better worker, it makes things better for everyone in the workplace. Companies with less wasted work hours and less sick time end up with lower health care costs -- and an improved bottom line, Astorino says.

6. Fitness Pumps Up Your Heart : Your heart and cardiovascular system will function more effectively," says Bryant. "The heart will build up less plaque. It will become a more efficient pump.

7. Exercise Lets You Eat More : Pound for pound, muscle burns more calories at rest than body fat. So the more muscle you have, the higher your resting metabolic rate. And, of course, you also burn calories while you're actually exercising.

8. Exercise Boosts Performance : Your muscles will work much more efficiently and you'll gain a greater sense of endurance," says Bryant. In addition, he says, your reaction time and balance will improve.

9. It's Not That Hard to Find Time for Fitness : Indeed, squeezing in two or three bouts of 15 or 20 minutes of activity is just as effective as doing it all at once, says Astorino. Vacuuming the house in the morning, riding bikes in the park with the kids in the afternoon, then taking a brisk walk in the evening can add up to an active day.

10. Exercise Helps Ward Off Disease : Research has shown that exercise can slow or help prevent heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis (bone loss), and loss of muscle mass, says Astorino

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