EXERCISE BENEFITS

• strengthens your heart and lungs

• can lower your blood pressure

• helps protect against the start of adult-onset diabetes

• can strengthen your bones, slowing down the process of osteoporosis

• helps you move about more easily by keeping joints, tendons, and ligaments more flexible

• can help you lose weight (when combined with good eating habits) or maintain ideal weight by burning excess calories and by helping to control your appetite

• improves your appearance and self-confidence

• contributes to good mental health by keeping you socially active

• contributes to sleeping better

• promotes a sense of well-being

• helps to keep you "regular," and improves digestion

Source:

http://seniors-site.com/sports/exercise.html