Pain Reduction: You may notice that when you are more active, you have less pain in your muscles and joints.
Increased Muscle Strength and Endurance: When you are more fit, you'll find that you have increaesed strength, especially in the larger muscles in the legs, arms and back. You may also notice that you have greater endurance, and get tired less easily.
Increased Core Strength: When your core muscles (those in your abdominal and lower back areas) are in good shape, you can experience less lower back pain, better balance and feel stronger overall.
Increased Flexibility: It's a fact, as we age, we become less flexible. Through stretching, strength-training and other activities, you can maintain, and possibly regain, some of your flexibility. When teens and young adults are growing, it's important to support effective strength training and agility work.
Improved Ability to Perform Daily Tasks: When you are more fit, you may notice that you can pick up things easier, reach items easier, utilize better balance skills and have more energy.
Improved Quality of Life: Research shows that when adults maintain a better level of fitness, they stay healthier and have an overall higher satisfaction in life, and greater resilience to aging.
Weight-Bearing Exercise Combats Risk of Osteoporosis: Weight-bearing exercise can improve balance and build bone mass. Having better balance can reduce falls and having stronger bones reduces the risk of fractures.
Cardiovascular: Having a healthy heart means having a healthier body. Since your heart is your body's engine, pumping blood throughout your body, it's important to keep it strong.
Psychological Benefits: Adult activity and exercise has been proven to improve self-confidence and self-efficiency, increase alertness, improve cognitive and reasoning skills, reduce symptoms of depression and offer stress reduction.
Social Benefits: Adult fitness programs can get everyone out of the house and out into the world! Why not get a fitness buddy? They can help you stay motivated and keep you on track. Working out together provides a good time for conversation, and it's something that parents, grandparents and teens can do together-a terrific multigenerational activity.
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