Exercise improves quality of life (click for more):
"The problem with the fatalistic outlook of 'why bother' is that it focuses on the wrong issue. The issue is not whether or not you're going to die, but rather how you're going to live.

If you choose to live a sedentary lifestyle, you are choosing to increase your risk of obesity, adult on-set diabetes, premature aging, bone mass loss and susceptibility to, heart disease and the gradual, continual loss of physical ability and vitality.

And while choosing to exercise and lead an active lifestyle is not a promise of immortality, it is a self-empowering choice that enriches the quality and dimension of your life.

Without movement you hasten the deterioration of your physical and mental wellbeing, but when you exercise you increase your energy, vitality and ability to live life to its fullest.

Studies reveal many benefits of exercise and the practical application of such research has many doctors prescribing exercise as a means of managing and averting many ailments.

Heart Disease: Exercise and diet have proven to reverse existing heart disease and play a decisive role in minimizing other heart disease risks factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.

Stroke: Studies show that physical activity significantly lowers the risk of stroke. Because your activity reduces two of the biggest risk factors for stroke - high blood pressure and heart disease - you automatically reduce your risk of stroke as well when you exercise regularly..."