What The Research Says
- Doctor’s recommended 30 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise most days a week.
- Doctor’s also recommend strength building exercises (pushups, situps etc..) twice a week.
- Exercise has been shown to not only prevent disease and control weight, but also improve mood and outlook.
- Moderate exercise has shown to significantly reduce the mortality rate from all causes of participants.
- Most of the health benefits from exercise are achieved from going from being sedentary to moderate exercise, increases in exercise beyond this have limited increased positive effect.
- Getting moderate exercise (walking, jogging, biking) most days of the week is probably one of the most positive health interventions that you can make and has been strongly and positive correlated with greater well being on almost every level.
References
- 7 Benefits of Regular Physical Exercise (Mayo Clinic)
- Exercise and Cardiovascular Health (AHA)
- Depression and Anxiety: Exercise Eases Symptoms (Mayo Clinic)
- Using Exercise to Enhance Mood (UCSF)
- How Much Physical Activity is Needed (USDA)
The Choices
Limited – The last time you saw the inside of a gym was on television, walking up stairs leaves you a bit winded, and you’re surprised that most people haven’t figured out that walking is a sucker move.
Score: +1 Risk, -1 Wealth, -1 Health
Active – You bench press small children for fun, jog to work everyday and don’t suffer from the devastating metabolic diseases that face large portions of the U.S. population…
Score: -1 Risk, +1 Wealth, +1 Health, +1 Happiness