Part 4
Exercise

Most people think of exercise as an activity that burns off calories, resulting in weight loss. That is true, but you need to grasp that there are so many more benefits from exercise. Once you know them, you will value your exercise time much more significantly. As a matter of fact, you will most likely not even place the calorie burn effect on the overall scale when weighing the benefits of exercise.

Most people also do not realize the dangers of not exercising. The life expectancy of those who are sedentary is comparable to those who smoke or have high blood pressure, yet few relate sitting on the couch to being that harmful. You are about to learn the huge effect exercise has on the most important organ of your body, your heart. You will understand why exercise extends your life expectancy significantly. You will learn on which cancers exercise has substantial protective effect. By the time you have read this part of the book, you will understand that calorie counts are significant but that you will enjoy many more benefits as you attack the aging factor head on—with exercise. Without exercise your chances of getting trim are slim.