Benefits of Exercise                             

For any exercise program, improving or maintaining health should be a primary goal.  Health not only refers to the absence of disease or illness but may include the way a person feels about their body, their confidence, and their overall attitude towards life.

Cardio vascular training involves optimizing cardiovascular rate to increase the flow of oxygen to the heart and muscles, improving the level of endurance.  The benefits include: improvement of the function of the heart, reduces blood pressure, burns calories, improves respiratory function and increases metabolic function.

Weight training has various benefits depending on the type of person that lifts weight.  Beside the obvious benefits of increasing strength, building and toning muscles, and increasing muscular endurance.  It can also help maintain lean body mass (important for individuals attempting weight loss), decrease the risk of osteoporosis, develop coordination and balance, and may prevent injuries resulting from weak muscles.  Even though weight training has many health benefits, the way it will affect a person's body is very important.  Understanding how your body will respond to weight training can help eliminate many myths. Weight lifting benefits both the male and female body tremendously.

Stretching is important for people of all ages!  One of the greatest benefits is that you're able to increase the length of both your muscles and tendons.  This leads to an increased range of movement, which means your limbs and joints can move further before an injury occurs.  It can help prevent injury by promoting recovery and decreasing soreness and ensures that your muscles and tendons are in good working order.  The more conditioned your muscles and tendons, the better they can handle the rigors of sport and exercise, and less likely that they'll become injured.

                     Go on, get active.  Your body will thank you!