At Future Directions Fitness we believe that exercise is medicine.
Changing Lives through Health and Exercise.
Regular exercise at the correct intensity can:
• Significantly improve overall health
• Reduce the risk of heart disease by 40%
• Lower the risk of stroke by 27%
• Reduce the incidence of high blood pressure by almost 50%
• Reduce the incidence of diabetes by almost 50%
• Reduce mortality and the risk of recurrent breast cancer by almost 50%
• Lower the risk of colon cancer by over 60%
• Reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by one-third
• Decrease depression as effectively as medications or behavioural therapy
Ref : Exercise Is Medicine (US) brochure 2009
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