The document discusses the benefits of exercise for heart health. It states that exercise strengthens the heart muscle, improves cardiovascular risk factors like blood pressure and cholesterol, and increases aerobic capacity. Specifically, it notes that exercise enables the heart to pump more blood more efficiently and reduces resting heart rate. The document provides examples of small lifestyle changes like taking the stairs, biking to work, and using an exercise ball at work to help improve heart health. The overall message is that informing clients about these heart health benefits highlights the importance of fitness.

1. Exercise and the Heart

2. Clients seek out the services of a personal
trainer for many different reasons.

3. Some would like to lose
weight, others to
improve fitness for their
sport, and still others
simply to look good in a
bikini.

4. Exercise and the Heart
However, it is important to remind clients
of their bigger picture health and
reinforce just why fitness is so
important.
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5. Exercise Benefits the Heart
in Many Ways
IMPROVED STRENGTH
• The heart us a muscle and gets
stronger with exercise
• Enables the heart to pump
more blood through the body
• Lowers resting heart rate as
the heart is more efficient.

6. Exercise Benefits the Heart
in Many Ways
POSITIVE EFFECTS ON
RISK FACTORS
• Reduces blood pressure
• Reduces body weight
• Increases good cholesterol and
lowers bad cholesterol

7. Exercise Benefits the Heart
in Many Ways
INCREASED AEROBIC
CAPACITY
• Improves body’s ability to
transport and use oxygen
• Reduces fatigue when performing
everyday activities
• Improves vascular wall function

8. Let’s Get Moving
TAKE THE STAIRS, NOT
THE ELEVATOR
• Burns 7 calories per minute for a
150-pound person
• For an extra boost, take 10
minutes on your lunch break to
go up and down

9. Let’s Get Moving
BICYCLE TO WORK INSTEAD
OF DRIVING
• A half-hour commute burns about
140 calories for a 150-pound
person
• You’ll get fresh air and help your
health and the environment at the
same time!

10. Let’s Get Moving
SIT ON AN EXERCISE
BALL AT WORK
• Burn about 30 extra calories per
workday
• Use the exercise ball for quick
training break during the day

11. Let’s Get Moving
While looking good, losing weight,
and performing better on the field
are good reasons to work out,
these types of health benefits
should always be you and your
clients long term goals.

12. Let’s Get Moving
Make sure to inform them
of these benefits, as they
drive home the importance of
fitness and the incredible
value you are offering.

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