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heart disease. Living a sed- your day. for disease, decreasing your quality
of life, and letting your skin age, don’t
entary and inactive lifestyle is At first, any improvement in physical ac- exercise....EVER.

one of the top five risk factors tivity is good. Move at your own pace, and Joe Stewart, MSW, CF-L2, USAW L2
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diac output, meaning the heart If you would rather be sleepless,

is better at pumping blood. stressed and unhappy, with poor posture,

no energy, while you’re unable to stay

13. Reduce risk of cancer. Any- focused, living a short life, paying loads of

one that has had or knows medical bills, having lack any self-confi-

someone that has had cancer dence or self-esteem, increasing your risk

knows that it sucks. There is

evidence to show that physically

active people are less likely to

get certain types of cancer. If

you’re a cancer survivor, there

is evidence of benefit for you

too!

14. Improve the quality of
life. I’m not sure how many of
you are looking 20-50 years
down the road, but you should
be! Exercising regularly and
having an increased amount
of muscle to support you as
you grow older will make you
risk for falls or accidents de-
crease. Plus, it makes it more
likely that you’ll be able to main-
tain your lifestyle well into your
older years; think being able to
travel, interacting with family,
and staying healthy. It becomes
harder to gain and maintain
muscle mass as we age, so
start now!

15. May help with skin
health. Exercise... and your
skin?! It may be surprising,
but it really does make sense.
Oxidative stress to your body
can damage your skin. Moder-
ate activity levels actually help
your body produce natural
antioxidants which combat this
oxidative stress. Essentially,
it will delay the appearance of
skin aging.

Okay, there you have it, 15 July 2018 SPORTS FINEST MAGAZINE • 15
benefits of exercise that aren’t
related to weight loss or looking
good. All of these may not apply
to you, but there are amazing
reasons to exercise and it is
totally worth it to find time in

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