Exercise is good for physical and mental health and well-being. It fortifies our immune system and, when combined with wise eating choices, leads to a more productive and fulfilling life.
We all kind of get that, right? Yet, there is also quite a bit of mystery
when it comes to incorporating exercise into our daily routine.
How much do we need?
At what frequency? How about
intensity? And, can we ever reach a
point when exercise becomes more harmful than helpful?
Those questions (and more) were addressed in the
current issue of JAMA
Internal Medicine, which reports on the results of two new studies into the
relationship between exercise and mortality in adults
.
Here is a link to the article
in the New York Times that does an excellent job of summarizing the results
of this new research.
What’s the take-away? About 150 minutes of physical activity each
week with about 30 minutes of that being fairly vigorous.
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| Exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. That's what I tell my sons. |
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