“Exercise.” Even the word evokes dread for so many. Perhaps it needn’t be so intimidating.
No one disputes the data linking physical exertion to physical health, psychological wellbeing, longevity and diminished illness. And considerable information points to the role of exercise in recovery from illness and in some cases reversing it.
As the feature begins, “We all know we’re supposed to exercise daily, but precious few of us do. And it only seems to get harder with age.”
New information shows that consistent physical activity, the stuff of daily life, can have a substantial and positive effect on health, too. The markers of medical wellness and illness are better among people who get moving. Move. Often. Check it out at npr.org.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/10/29/241618771/for-a-longer-life-you-might-try-mowing-the-lawn
The published study itself is available here: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2013/10/08/bjsports-2012-092038.abstract