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Angela's List

Here's how physical activity can help your whole body:

 Control anxiety and depression

 Deal better with stress



 Strengthen your heart and lungs

 Lower your blood pressure

 Lower your blood cholesterol


 Strengthen bones and muscles

Illustration of a man and woman dancing, pointing to the benefits of exercise

Feel better about yourself

 Lower your stress

 Improve your sleep

 Give you more energy

 Lower your chance for diabetes

 Lose excess weight

 Control your appetite

Archived page, reproduced from a 2008 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.