Benefits of Cardiovascular Exercise
(example: walking, running, biking, tennis, racquetball, swimming, aerobics classes)

• Increases energy levels
• Great for stress management
• Sleep disorder treatment
• Diabetic treatment
• Increases lean muscle
• Decreases body fat
• Suppresses appetite
• Decreases risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, high LDL levels, etc.
• Helps in lowering blood pressure
• Assists in lowering cholesterol levels

Benefits of Strength Training
(example: free weights, Cybex machines, weight bearing exercises)

• Functional: Helps make everyday activities easier (carrying groceries, mowing the lawn, walking up stairs).
• Increases muscle tone and bone mass (helps prevent osteoporosis)
• More muscle burns more fat!
• Creates toned and defined muscles ( not necessarily big muscles)
• Strengthens muscles to prevent injuries (especially back muscles)
• Protects joints through stabilization (helps improve arthritic conditions)
• Joints are able to absorb more shock
• Improves muscular balance and postural awareness

• Decreases injury risk (flexible joints move farther)
• Improves quality of life and increases mobility
• Increases blood supply and nutrients to joint
• Increases physical efficiency and performance
• Slows the process of degeneration of joint fluid