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15 eXeRCiSe: PARt 5 oF 5 During this programme we've covered pretty-much all the key information you need around why and how to exercise. The details are over to you of course, but you now have all the basic knowledge needed to get active. We hope you are already doing so! In conclusion we'd like to cover and to de-bunk a few myths around exercise and active living. i'll gEt too MUsCUlar. This one worries a lot of women, and some men too. Strength training can build muscles it is true, but this need not be in any way excessive and the truth is that improved strength and some muscle tone, is good for all of us, and good-looking too. i'M too olD. Nonsense. It is just not true. You might be well advised to check with your doctor but the simple fact is that nobody is too old to exercise and nobody can really afford not to exercise. Indeed, there is a commonly-held belief that weight gain is inevitable as we age whereas the fact is that weight gain is inevitable as we get inactive and most of us get inactive as we age…get it? i'll losE lots of WEigHt jUst By ExErCising. Not quite true. Exercise can help you burns some calories. It can help your metabolism store less fat and burn more energy. It will certainly make your healthier overall. It is a powerful motivator (active people simply want to eat better) and it makes a real difference to maintaining weight lost. But sadly, the role of exercise in actual weight loss has often been rather over-estimated. Put simply: exercise is good for you but not so good that you can still eat whatever you like. for weight control you need a combination of healthy eating and regular exercise. tHErE's still tiME. Is there really? The fact is that there are so many long term health risks and health effects from NOT exercising, we're pretty sure that time is NOT on your side here. The sooner you start getting active, the sooner your health and future health risk, will improve. You cannot afford to wait.

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