RICE RECREATION CENTER

TEN REASONS TO WORKOUT

1. Keep excess pounds at bay. Combined with a healthy diet, aerobic exercise helps you lose weight—and keep it off.

2. Increase your stamina. Aerobic exercise may make you tired in the short term. But over the long term, you'll enjoy increased stamina and reduced fatigue.

3. Ward off viral illnesses. Aerobic exercise activates your immune system. This leaves you less susceptible to minor viral illnesses.

4. Reduce health risks. Aerobic exercise reduces the risk of many conditions, including obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke and certain types of cancer. Weight-bearing aerobic exercises, such as walking, reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

5. Manage chronic conditions. Aerobic exercise helps lower high blood pressure and control blood sugar. If you've had a heart attack, aerobic exercise helps prevent subsequent attacks.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aerobic-exercise/EP00002/NSECTIONGROUP=2

6. Strengthen your heart. A stronger heart doesn't need to beat as fast. A stronger heart also pumps blood more efficiently, which improves blood flow to all parts of your body.

7. Keep your arteries clear. Aerobic exercise boosts your high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol and lowers your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol. The potential result? Less buildup of plaques in your arteries.

8. Boost your mood. Aerobic exercise can ease the gloominess of depression, reduce the tension associated with anxiety and promote relaxation.

9. Stay active and independent as you get older. Aerobic exercise keeps your muscles strong, which can help you maintain mobility as you get older. Aerobic exercise also keeps your mind sharp. At least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three days a week seems to reduce cognitive decline in older adults.

10. Live longer. People who participate in regular aerobic exercise appear to live longer than those who don't exercise regularly.

Working out does not have to be boring.

And it can come at an amazing price.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR LESS THAN A DOLLAR A DAY!

RICE 24NO JOINING FEE

48NO JOINING FEE

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YMCA 55+ $100 JOINING FEE

75+ $100 JOINING FEE

80+ $115 JOINING FEE

JEWISH COMMUNITY

CENTER40

+ $79 JOINING FEE

67+ $109 JOINING FEE

74+ $119 JOINING FEE

COMPARED TO OTHER FITNESS COMMUNITIES

INDIVIDUAL 1+ SPOUSE FAMILY

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LA FITNESS 50WORLD GYM 40

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COMPARED TO OTHER FITNESS CENTERS

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COMPARED TO LOCAL FITNESS CENTERS & COMMUNITIES

Weight Room

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Group Fitness

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Basketball Courts

Table Tennis/Billiards

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Sport Leagues

Pool

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FREE (or almost free) REASONS TO JOIN

• FREE Group Fitness

• FREE Equipment Checkout

• FREE Towels

• FREE Day Lockers

• FREE WiFi

• No Initiation Fees

• No membership rate increase

• Payroll Deduction Available

• $ 5 a day if not a member

• Newcomer Orientation

Catch up on the news or jam to

tunes with individual

televisions and iPod connections at every station.

• Kayaking

• Sailing

For-rent equipment including camping supplies, rock-climbing gear, kayaks, and canoes.

Educated staff that can help you plan a trip.

ROPE: THE GREAT OUTDOORS

• Beach Trips

• Hiking Trips

• Rock Climbing

• Canoeing

• Backpacking

• Caving

FITNESS: IN GOOD SHAPE

• FREE Group Fitness classes

• Personal ONE on ONE Training

• Boot Camp

• Women on Weights

IMS: BRING YOUR A-GAME

•Basketball

•Flag Football

•Soccer

•Softball

•Volleyball

•Badminton

•Billiards

•Tennis

•Ultimate

•Racquetball

•Golf

•Floor Hockey

•Table Tennis

•Innertube Water Polo

•Cross Country

•Dodgeball Tournament

•Swim Meet

• Lap & Recreation Swim

• Diving program

• Swim Lessons

AQUATICS: MAKE A SPLASH

• Rice fitness swimming

• Scuba training

• Lifeguard Training

DANCE: LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING

• Social dance classes

• Private Lessons Available

• Drop-in classes from ballet to belly dancing

• Instruction at all levels

or you could just relax...