Why Exercise Questions


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1. Exercise reduces anxiety, stress, and anger. Cardiovascular activity causes the body to release_______________ which give a person a relaxed, "well being" feeling.

2. Aerobic exercise helps a person to burn calories (fat) and lose weight. ___ in ____ teenagers is overweight.

3.Inactivity can lead to obesity, which is tied to_________________.

4. Americans are not going to meet the physical activity objectives of the ___________________________healthy people plan.

5. Over the past three decades, the percent of overweight children has ____________________.

6. Doctors have increasing evidence that _________________________ takes root in childhood.

7. People feel less_________________ after exercise, because they get a time out from their usual cares and worries.

8. Exercise lowers the risk of getting
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_____________________________.

9._______________________ is the #2 cause of death for men and women in the U.S.

10. Physical activity delays the development of ______________________________________.

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