Why Exercise?

Benefits of Regular Activity

• better health
• improved fitness
• better posture and balance
• better self-esteem
• weight control
• stronger muscles and bones
• feeling more energetic
• relaxation and reduced stress
• continued independent living in later life

Health Risks of Inactivity

• premature death
• heart disease
• obesity
• high blood pressure
• osteoporosis
• stroke depression
• colon cancer

From Canada's Physical Activity Guide,
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/fitness/pdf/handbook_e.pdf

~ Erica Jensen, Fit Musician



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