101 Benefits of Excercise

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Everyday we find an excuse for not exercising. But is any excuse a valid excuse, if it compromises your health and can lead to a debilitating sickness in the long run? So we challenged our editor to come up with a 101 reasons to exercise, to counter every conceivable excuse in the book for skipping your daily dose of exercise. Here are a hundred and one reasons why you must exercise, and how they affect every aspect of your health, and your life.

1. There is a definite link between high premature death rates and chronic inactivity. Exercise promotes longevity by reducing the risk of premature mortality.
   
   
2. Exercise retards the process of aging, thus preserving vitality and youth.
   
   
3. Exercise reduces the risk of developing hypo-kinetic diseases (those associated with lack of movement). It prevents the incidence of and/or helps control such disease processes.
   
   
4. Exercise helps prevent or control coronary artery disease and most cardiovascular diseases, as lack of exercise is the number 1 risk factor for developing these diseases.
   
   
5. Exercise helps prevent cerebro-vascular disease (Strokes).
   
   
6. Exercise helps control Tri-glycerides in blood. Tri-glycerides are as harmful as cholesterol and lead to heart disease.
   
   
7. Regular aerobic exercise helps control/prevent hypertension.
   
   
8. Exercise prevents clotting of blood, thus reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
   
   
9. Exercise increases the elasticity of blood vessels, which reduces the resistance to blood flow. This in turn helps prevent hypertension and heart disease.
   
   
10. Blood viscosity is decreased as a result of regular exercise. This reduces the stress on the heart, as thinner blood is easier to pump, and also prevents clotting.

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