Top 10 Reasons Why Fitness Matters

What exactly is ‘physical fitness’ and why is it so important to anybody at

any age?

Technically, fitness could be defined as ‘a condition or state of being that

helps you look, feel and do your best’.

But what that really boils down to is being fit means you have the strength, the energy, and the ability to do all of the things you love – and not just exercise and physical activities.

Fitness leads to

overall good health and well-being. How fit you are determines

how well your heart pumps, your lungs’ ability to provide oxygen to your organs, and how well your immune system works to combat sickness and disease. Fitness even influences your cognitive abilities and your emotional states.

 Fit people look better and feel better both emotionally and physically.

So, in no particular order, here are Henry’s Top Ten Reasons Why Fitness Matters:

1. More Energy

When you are fit and in good shape you will feel more energetic. So, even after a

long day at work, you will have the energy to spend quality time with family and

friends instead of simply crashing in front of the television!

2. Less Pain and Injuries

By maintaining a high level of fitness, especially as you get older, you significantly lessen the risk of injury, and muscle and bone related ailments.

3. Less Risk of Metabolic Diseases

 Staying fit means you are far less prone to metabolic diseases and syndromes such as diabetes and, of course, obesity. You are also at less risk of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.

4. Improved Self-esteem

Increasing your level of fitness you will look and feel your best and have the confidence to take on whatever the day may throw at you. You also just might get a few spontaneous comments about how you look, which is always a nice

ego boost!

5. Get Happy

Working out can actually make you happier, not only because you will feel

good about the new you, but because exercise has been shown to release endorphins –or the brain’s ‘feel good’ chemicals.

6. Better Sleep

Regular exercise and being fit improves sleep, which improves overall health.

7. Increased Strength and Stamina

Being fit means every task will be that much easier. Carrying groceries, walking up stairs and lifting objects, are just a few of the dozens of everyday

tasks you will perform better when you improve your level of fitness.

8. Setting A Good Example

Making fitness a priority in your life sets a good example for those around you – especially your kids.

9. New Activities

Living a fit lifestyle opens you up to new activities to help you stay in shape and

ones you may not have been able to do before you were in shape. Swimming, hiking, playing tennis, rock climbing, hang gliding, scuba diving – you name it, the list is endless.

10. Improved Love Life

Not only will being in shape make you potentially more attractive to the opposite sex, studies have shown that fitness and exercise can actually improve libido!

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