FITNESS BENEFITS: WHY BOTHER?
“Exercise Today for Health Tomorrow”
How exercise affects your future health. (64)
“Smarten Yourself with Exercise”
Aerobic exercise increases brain function and alertness. (194)
“Benefits of 30 Minutes of Exercise”
Obtain benefits with 30 minutes of walking without joining a gym. (220)
“Health Benefits of Walking”
Brisk walking regularly provides a variety of health benefits. (162)
“A for Effort”
Merely attempting to lose weight reaps health benefits. (149)
“Get Smarter and Perform Better—Exercise”
The positive effects on the brain resulting from aerobic exercise. (255)
“Taking the First Step to Better Health”
How adding walking to your everyday life can improve your fitness level. (148)
“Fitness and Conditioning Impact Performance”
You can improve sports performance through strength training. (178)
“Improving Performance through Specialized Training”
Addressing specific muscles’ strength can improve sports performance. (163)
“Give Us Strength to Age Healthfully”
The increased value of strength training as we age. (282)
“What Does It Take to Stay Fit?”
Eating carefully and one or more hours a day of exercise are key. (168)
“Gaining, Losing or Maintaining Weight?”
Calories expended for various exercises and how this translates into weight loss. (352)
“Incentives for Lifestyle Changes”
Health insurers are providing incentives to lose weight. (150)
“Top Ten Reasons to Get and Stay Fit”
Harvard Health Publications reports on the reasons to get fit. (166)
“How to Make Old Age Run Away”
Weight training today may prevent mobility problems associated with old age. (160)
“What If Tomorrow Came Today”
Computer imaging tells how you will look in five years if you maintain current habits. (143)
“Ten Ways to Maintain Our Brain”
Exercises to maintain brain health as we age. (272)
“Instead of Daily Bread, Take Your Daily Walk”
Thirty minutes of walking each day provides significant health benefits. (102)
“Our Health Is in Our Feet”
A list of health benefits to be gained from exercise. (450)
