What can Exercise do for You?
Excercise is good for you. It improves your health and can prolong your life. Here are some of the benefits of a regular excercise program.
Increased Energy
Exercising on a regular basis makes your body more efficient at burning calories. This gives you added energy throughout the day.
Increased Metabolism
Some forms of physical excercise build muscle mass. Increased muscle mass produces higher metabolism. Research has shown that each extra pound of muscle allows you to burn anywhere from 50-100 calories when at rest.
Reduced Stress
Stress levels are dramatically reduced by regular excercise. Reduced stress tends to make you more productive, more pleasant to be with and it does a lot of good for your heart.
...Sleep Memory Heart Sex
Regular excercise helps you relax easier. It helps you sleep better, improves your memory, reduces the risk of heart attack, improves your self-esteem and is partially responsible for making you feel sexier.
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 Get Physical at Home
Do housework yourself instead of paying someone else to do it.
Work in the garden or mow the grass; do not use a riding mower.
Go out for a 10 minutes walk before breakfast, after dinner or both!
Leave the car behind and walk or bike to the corner store.
When walking, pick up the pace from leisurely to brisk.
Stand up while talking on the telephone.
Spend a few minutes pedaling on your stationary bicycle while watching TV.
Get Physical at Work
Use the stairs instead of the elevator or get off a few floors early and take the stairs to your floor.
Get off the bus a few blocks early and walk the rest of the way to work.
Walk around the office building during break or lunch.
Walk while waiting for the plane at the airport.
Stay at hotels with fitness centers or swimming pools and use them while on business trips.
Pack a jump rope in your suitcase when you travel. Jump and do calisthenics in your hotel room.
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