PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFIT

Reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke

With exercise your heart is able to pump blood throughout the body more efficiently, therefore strengthening your heart

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Helps reduce or regulate body weight

Regularly exercising and keeping your regular eating habits may help you stay at the body weight that you are at but eating healthy and exercising can increase your chances of losing weight.

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Sleep quality

Since exercise requires the expenditure of energy, your body will be more tired at the end of the day. With the increase amount of exercise your body will be able to get a more restful sleep.

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Anybody can participate/easily accessible

All individuals who participate in cardiovascular activities are able to gain benefits that will help them reduce their risk for chronic diseases. You also do not need fancy equipment to complete cardiovascular activities. You can walk around your neighborhood or even go on the internet to find activities that get your body moving.