Category: physical activity
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Why don’t more people exercise?
Only about half of people are sufficiently active. This is based on recommendations adults get at least 150 min/wk of moderate or 75 min/wk of vigorous activity (or a combination of the two). Exercise has numerous health benefits such as preventing disease and can add years to your life. Given these numerous health benefits, why…
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How to Combat Sitting for Your Health
Sitting. Whether it’s at work, school, driving or watching TV, can’t avoid it. Many of us spend a fair amount of time sitting. And sitting for long periods can affect your health and increase your chances of an early death. That’s why guidelines recommend sitting less. So what can you do to combat sitting? It’s…
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Five Immediate Benefits of Exercise
If you’ve been reading this blog, you probably know regular exercise can prevent (and treat) various diseases, as well as make you live longer. As a health professional, these benefits are in the front of my mind when advocating for people to exercise. But these distant benefits may not be enough to keep a person…
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Motivation gets You Started, but Discipline Keeps You Going
It’s early morning and you’re alarm’s ringing. It’s dark outside and the rain (or snow) is pelting against the window. Or maybe you’ve come home from work and just want to sit on the couch. But it’s time for you to exercise. How many times have these, or similar situations, happened to you? You’ve planned…