It's Good For Us! Regular physical activity greatly reduces the risk of dying from heart disease and stroke. For adults, regular moderate exercise 30 minutes a day, five times a week:
		Helps us achieve and maintain a healthy body weight.
		Helps older adults become stronger and better able to move about without falling or becoming excessively fatigued.
		Reduces people's risk of having a second heart attack if they have already had one heart attack.
		Lowers both total blood cholesterol and triglycerides and increases the "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoproteins, also called HDL cholesterol).
		Lowers the risk of developing high blood pressure and helps reduce blood pressure in people who already have high blood pressure.
		Lowers the risk of developing non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus.
		Reduces the risk of developing colon cancer.
		Reduces feelings of depression and anxiety, promotes psychological well-being, and reduces feelings of stress.
		Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints.
		Helps to relieve the pain of arthritis.
		Results in fewer hospitalizations, physician visits, and medications.