Health benefits
Aerobic activity such as jogging, swimming and cycling increases an individual's heart rate for a prolonged period of time.
This type of training aims at metabolizing energy for weight control and a strengthening the heart muscle for increased health and fitness.
The heart is a muscle and like any other muscle in the body if you train the heart it will become stronger.
A stronger heart means less beats per minute to pump the same amount of blood around the body therefore over time your heart will have less wear and tear and last longer!
Other important health benefits occur with exercise such as a change in blood pressure and better cholesterol levels.
Resistance training increases the strength of muscles protects against osteoarthritis and lifts the metabolism to reduce weight gain.
