When it comes down to it, the most important reason to exercise is its effect on health and longevity. Statistically, exercisers live longer than non-exercisers. But it’s not only the extra years that make a difference. An active lifestyle increases the chances those years will be lived doing the things you love to do.

Aging is inevitable, but the longer you can maintain the strength, endurance and mobility needed to live independently, the better your quality of life. But there’s also a collective benefit of aging in good health. A healthier community means fewer people in extended care and more families spending quality time with their loved ones.

You’d think with so much to gain, more of the population would be active. But less than 50 per cent of Canadians work up a sweat on a regula

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