Every time your turn around, someone is telling you about the benefits of exercise. But after a while, it makes your head swim (no pun intended). The information can become too technical, what with VO2 max scores, oxygen consumption rates, and target heart rate calculations.
So, without burdening you with the science of exercise physiology, sports medicine, and two dozen citations from scientific research journals, here is a partial list, in no particular order, of what exercise can do for you and your mental, physical and emotional well-being:
