“90% of what we attribute to aging is disuse.” – Walter Bortz MD. Slowing the aging process is just one of the many benefits of regular exercise.

Regular Aerobic Exercise:
Will increase your energy. An active person has 40% more energy available than a sedentary person.

Is effective in helping you manage stress and minimize the effects of stress by lowering stress hormone production.

Will make you more stress resistant.

Can enhance your mood. “Runner’s high” is a physiological fact. When you exercise, hormones called endorphins are released that make you feel better.

Will increase your endurance. A fit 50-year-old will have more endurance than an unfit 20-year-old.

When done often and of low to moderate intensity, can help to elevate your HDL cholesterol.

Will help to control your appetite and promote weight loss by moderating your body’s insulin production.

Can give you a greater sense of calm, peace, and self-mastery

Regular Resistance Exercise: (when your body is ready for it)
Will increase your muscle strength

Will help you to tone and shape your body
Has been proven to (along with proper nutrition) prevent and reverse osteoporosis.