It is important that you maintain a healthy weight both for your overall health and so that your respiratory system can

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deliver oxygen more adequately.
deliver oxygen more adequately.

pump blood more forcefully from the heart.
pump blood more forcefully from the heart.

keep capillaries constricted.
keep capillaries constricted.

allow for smaller amounts of air to enter your lungs.

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deliver oxygen more adequately.

Maintaining a healthy weight reduces the workload on the respiratory system, improves lung expansion and ventilation, and helps oxygen be delivered to tissues more effectively.