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10/2/2013

 
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As well as benefiting every part of the body and mind, a study has found exercise can be as good a medicine as pills for people with conditions such as heart disease.

The work in the British Medical Journal looked at hundreds of trials involving nearly 340,000 patients to assess the merits of exercise and drugs in preventing death.

Physical activity rivaled some heart drugs and outperformed stroke medicine. The findings suggest exercise should be added to prescriptions, say the researchers. Experts stressed that patients should not ditch their drugs for exercise - rather, they should use both in tandem.

Too few adults currently get enough exercise. Only a third of people in England do the recommended 2.5 hours or more of moderate-intensity activity, such as cycling or fast walking, every week.


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Source: NHS Choices: Doing exercise regularly:

    Can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer by up to 50%

    Can lower your risk of early death by up to 30%

    Can boost self-esteem, mood, sleep quality and energy as well as keep weight off

    Moderate activity, such as cycling or fast walking, gives your heart and lungs a work-out

I take a daily walk along the footpath outside my home, only declining if I'm in too much pain. During a second hip replacement, my femur shattered. It's been screwed together, but the leg was always crooked. Now, over ten years later, I find it hard to walk unaided, so I use a rollator for my 15 minute walk up and down a steep incline. I can feel my heart pumping and the brush of wind on my cheeks and lifting my hair. I look around at the way the seasons are changing and I know I'm alive and well.

How about you?


Erzsebet link
10/1/2013 07:16:50 pm

I started my day with a half an hour spine exercise and then continued with one hour of qigong practice :) - this is another challenge of mine, to do both every day!
I love that image with the woman changing - fantastic choice!

Francene Stanley link
10/1/2013 10:45:05 pm

Well done with your dedicated exercise. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all improve our body, mind and spirit?

Sophie Bowns link
10/1/2013 08:24:05 pm

I often power walk/ do long distance walking and my job as a carer is a relativley active one as we are always busy/ on our feet!

Francene Stanley link
10/1/2013 10:46:22 pm

How great that your lifestyle includes walking. Keep it up into your later years.

Jenny Hodges link
10/2/2013 01:55:24 am

I workout every morning, 9am. I love it! Great start to my day. I usually do 90 minutes. Combination of stretching, lifting weights, and cardio. Love it.

**Visiting from UBC**

Francene Stanley link
10/2/2013 03:08:25 am

By all that is right and good, you should live on to a healthy age.


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    Born in Australia, I moved to Britain half way through my long life.

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