Introduction:

• Released in 1996.
• The most extensive research on the benefits of exercise.
• Surgeon General's Warning: Failure to exercise may be detrimental to your health. Failure to exercise a minimum of 5 times per week for at least 30 minutes in duration each time is the equivalent of smoking 1 pack of cigarettes each day. What this means is that exercise is no longer just good for you, it is bad for you if you don't exercise.

General Facts:

• 80% of disease is lifestyle related -- poor nutrition, stress, smoking, etc.
• Not exercising makes a person 3 times more likely to suffer from depression.
• More than 60% of the general population does not exercise regularly.

Surgeon General's Facts:

• Over 67% of the general population is overweight and/or obese.
• 50,000,000 Americans considered clinically obsese.
• 120,000,000 Americans suffer from chronic stress.
• 34,000,000 Americans suffer from depressive illnesses.
• 80,000,000 Americans are under so much stress, they are doing damage to their heart.
• 26,000,000 Americans have heart problems.
• 30,000,000 Americans have high blood pressure.
• 37,000,000 Americans suffer from hypertension.
• 40,000,000 Americans suffer from sleep disorders.
• 58,000,000 Americans have arthritis.
• 20,000,000 Americans have lower back problems.