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Health Impact of Physical Activity
- Associated with lower death rates for adults at all
ages
- Decreases death risk from heart disease, diabetes,
colon cancer
- Prevents high blood pressure and reduces blood pressure
in people in which blood pressure is elevated
- Increases muscle/bone strength & decreases body
fat
- Enhances psychological well being and may reduce symptoms
of depression and anxiety
- Promotes normal skeletal development in children &
adolescents
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