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Benefits of Physical Activity

🏃‍♀️ The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Health: Move More!

🎥 Based on Dr. Mike Evans’ video: watch these fascinating insights here: “23 and 1/2 Hours”

💡 Key Message

If you can limit sitting and sleeping to 23½ hours a day, and dedicate just 30 minutes to physical activity, you can dramatically improve your health.

✅ Health Benefits of Daily Exercise

🩺Reduces risk of chronic diseases – heart disease, diabetes, dementia

😊Improves mental health – lowers depression, anxiety, boosts mood

🛌Enhances sleep quality and energy levels

🧠Supports brain health and cognitive function

🧘Reduces pain and disability in conditions like arthritis

❤️Improves heart and lung fitness – a strong predictor of longevity

📊 Exercise vs. Medical Interventions

• 🏥 Exercise vs. Stents: In patients with stable heart disease, exercise was more effective than stents (used to open blocked heart blood vessels)at preventing cardiac events (such as heart attacks).

• 🧠 Brain Health: Regular physical activity reduces dementia risk by up to 30% and can be as effective as medication for depression.

• 💀 Mortality Risk: Going from inactive to moderately active reduces risk of death by 20–30%.

• 📺 TV Time: Watching 6 hours of TV daily can shorten life expectancy by 5 years.

• 🩺 Chronic Disease Prevention:

  • Reduces diabetes risk by 58%

  • Reduces heart disease risk by 40%

• Reduces stroke risk by 27%

  If Exercise was a pill we would all be taking it!

• Physical activity not only reduces the risk of overall mortality but also significantly reduces rates of a serious illness such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hip fracture, osteoarthritis, colon cancer, breast cancer, depression and dementia.

🚶‍♂️ How Much Is Enough?

• Just 30 minutes of brisk walking or similar activity per day

• Even small increases in movement make a big difference

• The biggest gains come from going from inactive to moderately active

🔄 Simple Ways to Add Movement

• Take the stairs 🧗

• Walk during phone calls 📞🚶

• Stand while working 🧍‍♀️

• Park further away 🚗➡️🏥

• Schedule walking meetings 👣

📌 Takeaway

Sitting less and moving more is one of the most powerful things you can do for your health. It’s simple, free, and effective.

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