1. EXERCISE REDUCES THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE.
Experts have found that non-exercisers have twice the risk of developing heart disease than individuals who exercise regularly.

2. EXERCISE RELIEVES STRESS AND ANXIETY
Exercise dissipates the hormones and other chemicals which build up during period of high stress. Exercise also generates a period of substantial emotional and physical relaxation that sets in approximately one and one-half hours after an intense workout.

3. EXERCISE REDUCES THE RISK OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER
Studies have found that men and women who exercise are less likely to get colon cancer. Research has also suggested that women who do not exercise have more than two and one-half times the risk of developing cancer of the reproductive system and approximately twice the chance of getting breast cancer.

4. EXERCISE INCREASES THE GOOD (HCL) CHOLESTEROL
Exercise is one of the few voluntary activities that is effective in raising your level of HCL - the type of cholesterol that lowers your risk of heart disease.

5. EXERCISE IMPROVES YOUR QUALITY OF SLEEP
Researchers have found that persons who exercise fall asleep faster, sleep sounder, and wake up more refreshed than people who do not exercise.

6. EXERCISE ENHANCES SELF-IMAGE
Research has documented the assumption that individuals who exercise regularly feel better about themselves than sedentary individuals.

7. EXERCISE SLOWS THE AGING PROCESS
Proper exercise can increase your aerobic capacity as you get older, versus the loss of aerobic fitness at the typical rate of ten percent per year. Past the age of thirty, you actually become more aerobically fit if you exercise. Exercise results in better skin and muscle tone.

8. EXERCISE IMPROVES MENTAL SHARPNESS
Numerous studies have shown that individuals who exercise regularly have better memories and concentrate better than those who do not exercise.

9. EXERCISE IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE
The old adage, "add years to your life by exercise," has the ability to give more energy in your day-to-day activities.

10. EXERCISE RELIEVES DEPRESSION
In her book, Mental Skills for Physical People, Dr. Dorothy V. Harris concluded that exercise is nature's best Tranquilizer. Researchers have found, for example, that mildly to moderately depressed individuals who engage in aerobic exercise 15 - 30 minutes a day, at least every other day, typically experience a positive mood swing in two to three weeks.