https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s Made with mirth en-us 2019-02-14 20:15:49 UTC 2019-02-19 23:12:19 UTC hello@padlet.com grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331511059 2019-02-14 20:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331511059 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331511262 2019-02-14 20:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331511262 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331511696 2019-02-14 20:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331511696 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331512073 One physical benefit of fitness is that your heart/cardiovascular system will be a lot stronger and healthier. Physical activity helps lower your blood pressure and keep your arteries clearer. This will help you keep a healthy heart and lower risks of heart disease.According to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. "When done regularly, moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity strengthens your heart muscle and can lower your risk for CHD. CHD is a condition in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside your coronary arteries."]]> 2019-02-14 20:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331512073 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331515514 2019-02-14 20:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331515514 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331515834 2019-02-14 20:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331515834 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331516063 One mental benefit of fitness is that it helps prevent depression. Exercising helps clear your mind of worries and anxiety and overall just calms you down. In a study done by Psychology Today, they found fitness could help prevent depression. They say "Promoting exercise could reduce the risk of Americans developing depression en masse and reduce depression's personal, social, and economic repercussions. "]]> 2019-02-14 20:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/331516063 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332487028 2019-02-18 23:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332487028 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332487516 2019-02-18 23:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332487516 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332488756 One social benefit of fitness is that it helps your communication and leadership skills. If you are part of a sports team, you have to communicate  and work with your teammates. Also, you have to support and be a decision maker. These are important skills for a leader. According to Psych Central, "While team sports and physical activity have been associated with improved self-esteem, better nutrition and less smoking and drug abuse among children, the present study suggests that fostering leadership skills and empathy in children may reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors."]]> 2019-02-18 23:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332488756 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332908710 2019-02-19 19:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332908710 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332909232 2019-02-19 20:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332909232 grefoliv https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332909895 Studies have shown that fitness can help prevent different diseases. For example, one major disease that is a main cause of death in the United States and could be prevented by fitness is heart disease. Fitness helps lower your blood pressure and keep your heart healthy. Activities life running or swimming exercise your heart muscle and keep it "fit". According to a study done by Medical News Today, " In fact, the participants who were in the 25 [percent] of those with the highest cardiorespiratory fitness had nearly half the risk compared [with] those in the 25 [percent] with the lowest fitness levels."]]> 2019-02-19 20:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/grefoliv/bb8vhr0dmi9s/wish/332909895