Exercise & Weight Loss
Exercise – The Best Unprescripted Medicine
So, what is the best medicine? Exercise…Of course!
In fact, low fitness level is the strongest predictor of death, so improving fitness can have the biggest impact on your overall health!
What can exercise treat?
- Arthritis (reduces pain and disability)
- Alzheimer’s disease (reduces dementia)
- Diabetes (reduces progression)
- Osteoporosis and fracture risk
- Anxiety and depression (higher dose more effective!)
- Risk of death
- Fatigue
- Obesity (duh!), but activity even if still obese still improves health!
- Heart disease (also duh!)
- And so many more… (like cancer, hormonal imbalances, insomnia, etc)
How much exercise do you need?
Most research focused on WALKING, which is a great place to start for most people.
However, higher intensity and other types of exercise are also incredibly helpful 30 minutes per day minimum for adults (60 minutes per day for kids)
Finally, a major take-away is that we all need to manage our time to support our health. You can find 30 minutes per day to take the best medicine.
