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Feel the Benefits!

Being Physically active has many benefits on your body Healthy heart

 

Exercise makes you smile!

Exercise makes you feel great!

By exercising regularly you will feel more confident and good about yourself!

 

Getting out and taking part in physical activity also helps you meet new people and make friends.

 

Healthy brain

                                                    Brain

Increasing exercise levels will actually give you more energy,
and the desire to do even more. Exercise releases chemicals into your brain that have a strong effect on your mood, helping to reduce stress, depression and anxiety.

Healthy Bones

 

                                                       Bones

Regular exercises produces stronger bones particularly important to prevent Osteoporosis.

                                Biceps

                                            Muscles

Regular exercise helps keep muscles strong and supple which helps keep you flexible. This helps you stay independent as you get older.

                             Weighing scales

                                Weight Management

 

Combined with healthy eating, exercise is crucial in

preventing obesity, helps you to lose weight and makes you feel better.

                              Blood packs

               

                                               Blood

 

Regular physical activity reduces the risk of high blood

pressure and helps to lower blood pressure.

Exercise also helps prevent diabetes.

                           Happy Hearts

                                               Heart

 

Activities such as dancing, cycling or swimming gets your heart beating faster which means it becomes more efficient. This helps

to reduce cholesterol and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and strokes.

 

                   Organs

                                        Organs

 

Inactivity has been linked to colon and breast cancer,

cancer of the womb, lung and prostate.

 

FACT! 2,342 people in Havant were diagnosed with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) during 2006 - 2007

FACT! 207 people have had Hip replacements during 2006 - 2007

FACT! It is estimated that 25,835 people in Havant are Obese

 

 

Buring Calories

 

Below are some examples of how many calories you can burn doing popular physical activity

  • 30 minutes of dancing burns between 200 and 400 calories
  • 30 minutes of cycling burns between 100 - 200 calories
  • 30 minutes of Aerobics burns between 200 - 300 calories
  • 30 minutes of Swimming burns around 200 calories
  • Just 10 minutes of skipping burns over 100 calories
  • 15 minutes of walking burns 70 - 80 calories

If you want to find out how many calories you have burned during exercise you can check the calorie calculator by clicking on the link below.

 

Calories burned during physical activity >> (external website)

 

 

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