For each pound of muscle gained, you will burn 35-40 more calories daily. This equates to 10-12 ponds of fat loss in one year. Weight training can increase bone muscle density by 13 per cent in six months. It helps prevent back pan. It helps fight heart disease by improving cholesterol profile and blood pressure.
Exercise is medicine.
It helps control weight, relieve stress, reduce blood pressure, improve sleep and mood, resist illness, and improve quality of life and longevity. Regular and consistent exercise can improve the quality of your life. For information on how to start your personal fitness program, call the Fitness Centre at 737-3795 or drop by the Aquarena and pick up a brochure. The scholarship is named after Joan Haire, who worked in Technical Services and who passed away in 1997. Members of the Haire family were present at the ceremony.