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- Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity - Mayo Clinic
Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help you keep off lost weight When you take part in physical activity, you burn calories The more intense the activity, the more calories you burn Regular trips to the gym are great, but don't worry if you can't find a large chunk of time to exercise every day Any amount of activity is better than none To gain the benefits of exercise, just
- Exercise helps ease arthritis pain and stiffness - Mayo Clinic
Exercise helps reduce pain in people with arthritis, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
- Exercise and stress: Get moving to manage stress - Mayo Clinic
Exercise also can improve your sleep, which is often disturbed by stress, depression and anxiety All these exercise benefits can ease your stress levels and help you better manage your body and your life
- Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms - Mayo Clinic
Research on depression and anxiety shows that exercise and other physical activity can lessen anxiety and help mood and other health problems get better
- Exercise: How much do I need every day? - Mayo Clinic
Moderate aerobic exercise includes activities such as brisk walking, biking, swimming and mowing the lawn Vigorous aerobic exercise includes activities such as running, swimming laps, heavy yard work and aerobic dancing You can do strength training by using weight machines or weights, your own body weight, heavy bags or resistance bands
- Exercise intensity: How to measure it - Mayo Clinic
Exercise intensity is a subjective measure of how hard physical activity feels to you while you're doing it, called your perceived exertion Your perceived exertion may be different from what someone else feels doing the same exercise
- Top 5 lifestyle changes to improve your cholesterol - Mayo Clinic
Exercise can improve cholesterol Moderate physical activity can help raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the "good" cholesterol With your doctor's OK, work up to at least 30 minutes of exercise five times a week or vigorous aerobic activity for 20 minutes three times a week
- Exercise and chronic disease: Get the facts - Mayo Clinic
Find out about the benefits of working out with a long-lasting disease and how to exercise safely
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