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Healthy Arizona 2010 is a comprehensive statewide prevention agenda designed to improve the health of all Arizonans over the next decade. Whether through participation as a part of an organziation, or through a personal commitment to change, this plan is designed to help your determine what you can do to improve your health and the health of your community.
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Physical activity is something you do.
Physical fitness is something you acquire - a characteristic or an attribute one can achieve by being physically active.
Exercise is structured and tends to have fitness as its goal.
-Michael Pratt, MD, MPH
CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Reduces premature death
- Lowers risk of diabetes
- Lowers blood pressure
- Builds Morale
- Improves sleeping patterns
- Reduces depression & anxiety
- Lowers risk of heart disease
- Lowers risk of colon cancer
- Improves mood
- Helps with weight loss
- Helps perform daily tasks
- Increases the level of HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood
- Improves energy levels
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