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Eat healthy and exercise! If you\u2019ve heard this once, you\u2019ve heard it a thousand times. It\u2019s easily one of the most often repeated phrases these days. But how much good does exercise actually do? Besides helping you achieve your weight loss goals, what other benefits can you derive from it?<\/p>\n
Those are excellent questions, and as it turns out, there have been a variety of studies conducted on the subject.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a quick summary of what science has to say about the matter:<\/p>\n
The human body is a wondrous machine, and the only machine we know of that gets stronger the harder and the more often you give it a good workout.\u00a0 In addition to building muscle and improving your balance, it also makes you significantly less likely to develop heart disease, diabetes and even cancer!<\/p>\n
The Department of Health and Human Services (Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans \u00a0recommends that adults between the ages of 18 to 64 get at least two and a half hours of moderately intense exercise a week. If you follow their guidelines, you\u2019ll live longer.\u00a0 How much longer?\u00a0 Well, studies have shown that their recommended amount of exercise conducted on a regular basis will add anywhere from three to seven years to your lifespan.<\/p>\n
If all that wasn\u2019t enough reason to consider adding regular exercise to your weekly schedule, consider that there have been a number of studies that indicate better physical fitness enhances cognition as well. In a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, it was revealed that people over the age of fifty who built regular exercise into their weekly routines scored consistently higher on cognitive tests after six months than those who led a more sedentary lifestyle.<\/p>\n
All that and weight loss too?\u00a0 What\u2019s not to like?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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