Weight bearing and resistance-type exercise helps stress and strengthen bones to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Exercise helps break down restrictive side chains, providing more flexibility and range of motion. Heart Health Exercise helps massage blood vessels to maintain elasticity. Exercise increases heart volume, heart pumping capacity, total body oxygen capacity, total body oxygen consumption and cardiovascular endurance. Exercise reduces resting heart rate and helps maintain heart rate ability.
Exercise can improve maximum ventilation under stress.
Exercise helps maintain metabolism. Walking in conjunction with a well-balanced diet Helps lose inches and tone muscle. Accelerates weight loss. Clears your mind and increases alertness. Any exercise will help, taking a half hour walk several times a week is a good goal but even short walks during the course of your day will help according to this 1998 study.