It helps you live longer, lose weight, and gain a stronger heart. It can help you cope with stress and depression and boost your self-esteem. Exercise: It's the best medicine available, yet few doctors are going to write you a prescription for a daily 30-minute jog. "Millions of people in our society suffer from a ridiculous number of health problems—some major, some minor that could become major—because they lack basic fitness," writes Jordan Metzl, MD, in his new book The Exercise Cure. And it's not just making us fat and lazy—it's also bankrupting the nation. "Based on current estimates, the United States spends more than $2.6 trillion—17 percent of the gross national product—on health care. That's $8,300 per person," he adds. "And somehow we rank 28th in the world for life expectancy." Read more at ABCNews.com
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4/17/2014 02:12:38 pm
With proper diet and rest, exercise will be more effective. And of course, we should consult our physicians first, as much as possible, for us to know the exercise that is fit for us. Thanks for sharing! Leave a Reply. |
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