From your living room chair you envision the sweltering heat or the drifts of snow that stand in the way of you being physically fit. Exercise can lead to a sense of well being and be helpful in decreasing depression.
Exercise benefits the heart and entire cardiovascular system, too.
This is helpful in preventing heart attacks, strokes, and may lower blood pressure. Lab tests of cholesterol and other blood fats are usually reduced with exercise. Exercise can help diabetics increase their sensitivity to insulin and may even reduce the amount of insulin required in an insulin-dependent diabetic. How To Start Have a physical if you have not exercised in a while, especially if you are over 40, have health problems, or are obese. Begin exercise slowly and increase over time.