How Will YOU Benefit from Being More Active?

There is no doubt about it... people of all ages can improve the quality of their lives through a lifelong practice of physical activity.

Being physically active has so many benefits...

• better health
• improved fitness
• stronger muscles and bones
• feeling more energetic
• promotes a sense of well-being
• maintain functional independence and mobility

Regular physical activity according to the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines can improve health by reducing the risk of developing:

• Heart disease
• Stroke
• High blood pressure
• Certain types of cancer (such as breast cancer, colon cancer)
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Osteoporosis

It also helps you to feel better:

• enhanced mental health (morale and self-esteem)
• increased ability to cope with stress
• maintaining a healthy body weight

Information from/adapted from the following References:

1. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. (2011). Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines. Retrieved November 27, 2012 from http://www.csep.ca/english/view.asp?x=804

2. Public Health Agency of Canada. (2012). Benefits of Physical Activity. Retrieved November 27, 2012 from http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/hl-mvs/pa-ap/02paap-eng.php