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Additional Benefits of cardiovascular fitness

SkyView Academy Physical Education Department. Additional Benefits of cardiovascular fitness. More??. Improves athletic performance Good for balance and coordination Develops motor skills Improves efficiency of movement Running, jumping. Immune System Benefits.

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Additional Benefits of cardiovascular fitness

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  1. SkyView Academy Physical Education Department Additional Benefits of cardiovascular fitness

  2. More?? • Improves athletic performance • Good for balance and coordination • Develops motor skills • Improves efficiency of movement • Running, jumping

  3. Immune System Benefits • Increases function of the immune system • Body is able to fight off disease more easily • Boosts immune system • May help reduce the misery of the flu by boosting the immune system's response to the virus (Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 1, 2009)

  4. Helps control appetite • Aids in maintaining weight loss • Dieting alone is not sufficient for keeping the pounds off • Exercise minimizes weight regain by burning fat before carbs

  5. Appearance • Improves overall appearance • Good for posture and poise • Increase in muscle definition • Good for skin tone and complexion

  6. Pregnancy • Aids in the birth process and postpartum recovery • Body is better able to to handle the physiological stresses of pregnancy, delivery, and recovery • Helps relieve discomforts of pregnancy • Reduces risk of pregnancy complications

  7. Zzzzzzzz • Improves overall sleep • Allows more rest with less sleep • Deeper levels of sleep • Fall asleep faster • Decreases narcolepsy • Helps to overcome jet lag quicker

  8. Helps to combat substance abuse - Can greatly reduce your risk of becoming dependent on alcohol (Steven B. Hammer, Christina L. Ruby, Allison J. Brager, Rebecca A. Prosser, John David Glass. Environmental Modulation of Alcohol Intake in Hamsters: Effects of Wheel-Running and Constant Light Exposure. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 2010; DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01251.x)


  9. Length of Life • Increases longevity • Feel younger then your biological age at any age - Being physically active reduces the risk of all-cause mortality. The largest benefit was found from moving from no activity to low levels of activity, but even at high levels of activity benefits accrue from additional activity. Non-vigorous physical activity and all-cause mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Woodcock J, Franco OH, Orsini N, Roberts I. Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Jul 14. • Maintain a more independent lifestyle • Improves overall quality of life!

  10. Maintain a more independent lifestyle • Increases number of good years lived dramatically • Far fewer years lived sick, debilitated, and/or hospitalized • Improves overall quality of life!

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