Following some of the benefits that you get from vigorous exercise
* It tones and strengthens every organ and system of your body.
* It helps relax tensions, making your sleep sounder.
* It strengthens your self-control, increases your mental efficiency, and enhances your feeling of well-being.
* It decreases depression and anxiety.
* It lowers emotional stress.
* It lowers blood fats (triglycerides) and increases good cholesterol (HDL), thus helping to reduce your risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
* It decreases insulin resistance, aids in the control of blood sugar levels, and is of value in the treatment of diabetes (type I and type II).
* It helps relieve constipation.
* It protects you against osteoporosis.
* It lengthens your life expectancy (delays the onset of aging).
Speaking of the benefits of exercise, Doctor Paffenbarger of Stanford University says, "For each hour of physical activity, you can expect to live that hour over and live one or two hours to boot."
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