Benefits of exercising

• Reduces the risk of heart disease by improving blood circulation throughout the body
• Causes the development of new blood vessels in the heart and other muscles
• Enlarges the arteries (blood vessels) that supply blood to the heart
• Decreases the tendency of the blood to clot in the blood vessels.
• This is important because small clots travelling in the blood are often the cause of heart attacks and strokes.
• Improves blood cholesterol levels
• Increases haemoglobin concentration in your blood. Haemoglobin is part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body
• Keeps weight under control by elevating your metabolism so that you burn more calories everyday.
• Prevents and manages high blood pressure
• Prevents bone loss and helps them remain healthier for a longer period of time
• Increases muscle strength, giving greater capacity for other physical activities. Maintains, tones, and strengthens your muscle.
• Boosts up energy level
• Improves sleep patterns
• Helps manage stress and releases tension. Counters anxiety and depression and increases enthusiasm and optimism
• Improves self-image
• In older people, helps delay or prevent chronic illnesses and diseases, associated with aging and maintains quality of life and independence longer.
• Reduces the risk of premature death
• Enhances work, recreation, and sport performance
• Increases your aerobic capacity (fitness level). 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.
• Increases the efficiency of the digestive system, which may reduce the incidence of colon cancer.
• Increases the amount of blood that flows to the skin making it look and feel healthier.
• Exercise, in addition to all the physiological and anatomical benefits, just makes you feel GREAT!

Boost up your Energy levels

• An active lifestyle is more than simply visiting the gym for an hour or jumping around in the living room to an aerobics tape. Be creative and find ways to incorporate movement into almost everything you do. Here are some suggestions to get you started and help you boost your activity level Walk as much as possible. Whenever you are walking try to focus on long strides and quicker than normal pace.
   
• You may work out an exercise pattern blending in well with your work schedule.
   
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk up the stairs as quickly as you can. For a little variation, try slowing down and taking two stairs at a time to further strengthen your legs.
   
• During breaks at work, walk the stairs, walk around the building or walk down the halls. Find any type of activity that keeps you moving during your break (you can sit at your desk and relax after the break!)
   
• Whenever possible, stand instead of sitting. Even standing still will burn more calories than sitting.
   
• Do not use the TV remote. Make a habit to get up from your seat, engage all your leg muscles, and walk over to change the channel on the TV.
   
• When cleaning house, exaggerate your movements and make them big. Wash windows with a rag and make big arm circles and up and down movements. When cleaning, switch hands every so often to give your arms and body equal time on each side. Make long, rhythmic movements with the cleaner to get the heart rate up.
   
• Plant a garden and work in it during the spring and summer. Gardening will involve your body in a whole range of movements and helps you in relaxing as well.
   
• If you have children, or grandchildren, spend some quality time playing with them.
   
• There can be some more of such activities varying amongst individuals and can be worked out as the idea is to remain active and boost up your energy level.
                                                               
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