Jun 28 2009
Top 10 Benefits of Being Active
- Improve blood glucose management. Activity makes your body more sensitive to the insulin you make. Activity also burns glucose(calories). Both actions lower blood glucose.
- Lower blood pressure. Activity helps your heart pump stronger and slower.
- Improve blood fats. exercise can raise good cholesterol(HDL) and lower bad cholesterol(LDL) and triglycerides. These changes are heart healthy.
- Take less insulin or diabetes pills. Activity can lower blood glucose and weight. Both of these may lower how much insulin or diabetes pills you need to take.
- Lose weight and keep it off. activity burns calories. If you burn enough calories, you ‘ll trim a few pounds. stay active and you’ll keep the weight off.
- Lower risk for other health problems. Reduce your risk of a heart attack or stroke, some cancers, and bone loss.
- Gain more energy and sleep better. You’ll get better sleep in less time and have more energy too.
- Relieve stress. work out or walk off daily stress.
- Build stronger bones and muscles. Weight-bearing activities, such as walking, makes bones stronger. Strength-training activities, such as lifting light weights, make muscles strong.
- Be more flexible. Move easier when you are active
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