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Exercise Improves Nutrition, Sleep, & Health
Use this information only under the advice of a physician.
There are many studies that show exercise has many health benefits.
- Exercise improves nutritional health.
- Exercise helps your body retain protein.
- Exercise helps your body build muscle tissue.
- Exercise helps control weight.
- Exercise helps control blood pressure.
- Exercise helps raise HDL (good cholesterol).
- Exercise helps control blood sugars in diabetics.
- Exercise improves sleep.
- Exercise improves heart function.
- Exercise relieves stress.
Did You Exercise Today?
- A good exercise program does not mean you have to run, walk, or jog. Start by doing arm lifts or leg lifts while watching TV.
- Short (five minute) sessions of any kind of exercise, done four times a day equals 20 minutes of exercise. This is enough to help see some of those health benefits.
- For heart benefits, exercise at least 20 minutes three days a week.
- For weight loss, try to exercise 30 minutes five days a week.
