The building, strengthening, and renovating of the body takes place during rest and sleep, when growth and nutritional processes are at their maximum. To get the most from exercise, get good sleep.

Exercise makes you feel better, physically and mentally. It enhances your confidence and self-image, and brightens your outlook. It also ensures that you lose weight more quickly and permanently.

Exercise helps reduce inches. You’ll look firmer and leaner. Remember, muscle weighs more than fat. Instead of weighing yourself, measure yourself to see the changes in your hips, thighs, and waist.

Strength training builds muscle tissue which sculpts, shapes, and defines your physique. Muscles also use up calories at a faster rate than body fat, so you’re always burning more calories.

One reason that inactivity leads to fatigue has to do with the way we store adrenaline. Exercise uses up adrenaline. If it isn’t used, adrenaline saps energy and decreases the efficiency of the heart.

Exercise is strong medicine. A single bout of 15 minutes of brisk walking, vigorous enough to raise your heart rate above 100 beats per minute, is one of the best ways to reduce stress and anxiety.

Exercising outdoors in nature will strengthen your body, mind and spirit and this whole-person integration will enrich every area of your life. It empowers self-esteem and helps to balance the body.

Exercising outdoors increases the negative ions you inhale, which helps you feel better, look younger, and live longer. Spend time out in nature and bring nature into your home with plants and flowers.

If you're looking for an aerobic activity that goes beyond physical exercise to improve the fitness of mind, body, and spirit, prayer-walking is for you. It feeds the soul and calms the body. Here's how to do it.

In yoga, through a combination of poses, deep breathing, body awareness, and focus, you learn that your life is right here, right now. You come to appreciate the power of the present moment.