A walking cure
There are plenty of reasons not to exercise. I do not want to discredit you for not exercising but here is a reason to Exercise: being in good shape is startlingly, impressively important to your health, and it even extend our life. Fitness fends off chronic ailments like diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis. Plus, it improves numerous measures of wellbeing: you sleep better, you have less stress, and you have less pain, because your joints are stronger. If fitness came in a pill, everyone would take it.
Of course, it does not come in a pill, and a lot of us do not quite stick with an exercise program the way we should. But if we improve our fitness habits a wee bit, the implications would be profound.
Want to get started? Walking is the easiest way. "You get all the benefits, it is easy on the body, and you can do it anywhere. If you do it with a friend, it also helps to continue and it is not boring. Just set a realistic weekly goal together and start. You practically will see the fitness benefits soon. It is a walking cure.
The writer is a Public Health Specialist.
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