The importance of exercise

Exercise helps keep us healthy.  Numerous studies document these benefits.  Yesterday I tweeted another link – For Heart Disease Patients, Think Exercise, Not Weight Loss  These studies do not expect vigorous exercise, but they do measure movement.  Both movement and some resistance training help keep us healthy. Here is another link – this one on 10 benefits of exercise Readers know that I have become totally obsessed with exercise.  I recently celebrated 2.5 years of Orange Theory Fitness.  I go 4-5 times each week. But one does not need to be as obsessed as I am.  Moderate exercise works and works well.  I have several friends who try to walk 4 or so miles each day – that is great moderate exercise.  They also do some weight training twice each week.  These are healthy men in their 70s.  But thanks to this exercise, they function better than many 50 year old men. Exercise each day is better than an apple a day.  Exercise (and I do recommend moderation even though I likely take it a bit overboard) will improve your quality of life, decrease the probability of many chronic diseases, and likely make you feel and look healthier. I do not know of any drug as valuable as regular exercise.  It certainly is less expensive than any newly developed medication. (db refuses to step off the soap box, but does stop typing)  
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