Fitness
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Why Should I Exercise?
revised 4/16/99
by Jeffry A. Jacqmein, MD
Exercise?
But I’m happy the way I am. I feel pretty good already. I have good genes. I don’t know where to start. I don’t have time. I don’t like to sweat. OK, I admit, I’m lazy (the real reason most of us don't exercise).
There are many reasons why we don’t exercise, but why should we?
The evidence is overwhelming. Of all the choices we can make to stay healthy, the decision to exercise regularly may be the most important. An estimated 250,000 deaths each year occur due to lack of regular physical activity.
A Finnish study of about 8,000 sets of twins found that those who walked or jogged for just 30 minutes six or more times a month had a 43 percent lower risk of death than sedentary people.
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