The head to toe benefits of cardio exercise

Brain & Joints
Skin, Muscles & Weight
Pancreas, Lungs & Blood
Sexual Function
Mood
Sleep & Energy

How cardio fitness helps your:
Brain & Joints

  • Increases blood flow and decreases chances of stroke
  • Improves memory and thinking ability
  • Combats decline in brain functioning with age
  • Research presents that, it can help protect against developing Alzheimer's disease
  • Fights osteoporosis and reduces hip fracture odds
  • Helps manage arthritis discomfort and maintains joint range of motion.

How cardio fitness helps your:
Skin, Muscles & Weight

  • Increased circulation leads to clearer, healthier skin
  • Increased oxygen supply allows your muscles to work harder and adapt faster (builds stamina)
  • In tandem with good nutrition, regular cardio exercise can encourage safe weight loss
  • Less likely to develop diseases like diabetes, certain cancers and heart disease
  • Maintain healthy weight through calorie burn

How cardio fitness helps your:
Pancreas, Lungs & Blood 

  • Staying active helps improve blood sugars, which decreases stress on the pancreas
  • Improving digestion and energy conversion and lowering type 2 diabetes odds
  • Also improves good cholesterol levels and lowers blood fats
  • Cardio fitness also assists in training your lungs to work more effectively - reducing fatigue and shortness of breath associated with chronic lung problems

How cardio fitness helps your:
Sexual Function

  • Staying active has been reported to improve erectile function and has proved to be a proactive factor against erectile problems
  • Positive body image and psychological health has also been linked to increased sexual well-being 

How cardio fitness helps your:
Mood

  • Combats depression
  • Improves self-esteem
  • Releases tension-fighting hormones like serotonin, dopamine and nor epinephrine
  • Naturally boosts mood through increased endorphins

How cardio fitness helps your:
Sleep & Energy

  • Natural, long-lasting energy boost through the release of endorphins
  • Post-cardio relaxation promotes REM sleep and helps you to fall asleep faster (avoid rigorous exercise too close to bed or the initial dose of endorphins will leave you too energised)
  • Boosts your immune system, assisting to avoid flu and cold symptoms
  • Increases longevity odds