Physical activity -- which includes an active lifestyle and routine exercise -- plus eating well, is the best way to stay healthy.

Fitness recommendations; Exercise

An effective exercise program needs to be fun and keep you motivated. It helps to have a goal.

Your goal might be to:

• Manage a health condition
• Reduce stress
• Improve your stamina
• Buy clothes in a smaller size

Your exercise program can also be a good way for you to socialize. Taking exercise classes or exercising with a friend are both good ways to be social.

You may have a hard time starting an exercise routine, but once you do start, you will begin to notice other benefits:

• Better control of your weight and appetite
• Improved fitness, making it easier to do everyday activities
• Improved sleep
• More confidence in yourself
• Lower risk for heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure

GETTING STARTED

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Exercise - a powerful tool

Exercise and age

Exercise can lower blood pressure

Preventative medicine

Benefit of regular exercise

Flexibility exercise

Exercise with friends

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Review Date: 03/20/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)