Fitness doesn't just mean strong muscles. Being fit has many benefits:

• A healthier heart
  
• Healthier muscles bones, and joints
  
• Less stress
  
• More energy
  
• Better sleep
  
• Reduced depression and anxiety
  
• Ability to think more clearly

Fitness also helps lower your risk for certain medical problems. Some bad things that being fit can help prevent include:

• Strokes
  
• Heart attacks
  
• Diabetes
  
• High blood pressure
  
• Obesity
  
• Low back pain
  
• Depression

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