Benefits of Jogging
July 16th, 2010 | 
1) IMPROVED CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS:- Cardiovascular fitness refers to how efficient the heart, lungs and vascular system are at delivering oxygen to the muscles that need it and also how efficient these muscles become at using the oxygen.
2) REDUCED BLOOD PRESSURE:- Blood pressure refers to the force with which your blood pushes against your blood vessel walls.
3) INCREASED HDL (HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN) CHOLESTEROL:- HDL cholesterol (also known as good cholesterol) helps control your overall cholesterol levels by scraping your blood vessels for excess cholesterol and then carrying it to the liver where it can be processed and excreted.
4) REDUCED RISK OF HEART DISEASE:- A strong heart is more resistant to disease and is also under less pressure as it does not have to work as hard to pump blood around the body.
5) IMPROVED ENDURANCE:- The more efficient your body is at using oxygen the more energy you can produce during exercise.
6) STRONGER BONES:- The benefit of this is stronger bones that are less likely to bend, fracture and break.
7) REDUCED CANCER RISK:- Regular exercise such as jogging can significantly lower your risk for a number of cancers.
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES:- Jogging can act as a great defence against diabetes.
9) STRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEM:- There are a number of studies which link regular exercise with a strong immune system.
10) IMPROVED MENTAL FITNESS:- Jogging does not just impact your physical fitness – it has a positive effect on your mental fitness too.
11) IMPROVED SLEEP:-Exercise also has a number of positive effects on your mental fitness (as discussed above) which are believed to help you relax and free your mind, making you ready to fall asleep at night.
