Part Two:

Healthy Mind . . . Healthy Body

Chapter Seven:

It's More Than Just Exercise?

Chapter Description:

It is a wonderful thing to see so many people being active and exercising. Walker, joggers, and bikers seem to be everywhere, but the true fact of the matter is that only 60% of Americans get regular exercise. Even for those who do get regular exercise, weeks or months go by without any exercise. It's easy to "fall off the exercise wagon" so to speak; illness, stress, time pressure, and money are just a few common and legitimate excuses. Excuses are easy to come by. Everyone knows that exercise makes you healthier, stronger and facilitates weight maintenance; yet, you may not do it as often as you could. This topic is placed at the end of this book because it is so vital to weight loss. Placing it at the end will assure that you have tried to get other areas of your life in balance, which will help you digest even more of this chapter. This chapter will discuss the not so obvious reasons why exercise is important so that you may begin to see exercise as less of a chore and more like a best friend. Exercise is an activity that does more than just burn calories.

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