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 Benefits of Exercise
Beginning a Walking Program
Improving Cardiovascular Fitness
Shopping Guide for Walking Shoes
Warming-Up & Cooling-Down
How to Measure Your Own Route
Walking for Weight Control
Eating for Life
Staying Motivated
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Benefits of Exercise
Health experts are often quoted as saying,
"If exercise were a pill, it would be the most widely prescribed medicine in
the world."
Do you need motivation to begin or continue a
walking program? Just read the following lengthy list of the benefits of
exercise!
- Strengthens your heart muscle
- Strengthens & tones your skeletal muscles
- Improves your blood circulation
- Reduces your blood pressure
- Improves your blood lipid profile
- Reduces your body fat
- Strengthens your bones
- Helps you manage stress
- Improves your immune function
- Increases your energy
- Releases your tensions
- Improves your sleep quality
- Reduces your risk for depression and
anxiety
- Increases your level of enthusiasm and
optimism
- Improves your self-image
- Slows your aging process
- Improves your quality of life
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