Exercise Puts The Bounce Back into Life

About 60 percent of people in North America fail to reach the recommended level of exercise – 30 minutes of brisk activity on at least five days of the week.

It takes real effort and commitment to rise up against inactivity, lace up those running shoes and move. Here are some compelling reasons for doing so:

• Regular exercise reduces your risk of premature death and likelihood of developing heart disease, dementia, diabetes, cancer and obesity.
• Stress and depression have reached almost epidemic levels in modern society.
• Many people are so busy at work and dealing with daily chores afterwards at home that they pass one another like ships in the night.

Make exercise a habit and you’ll never look back. And remember, after a brisk workout it’s perfectly acceptable to plop onto the couch without guilt.