Sarah M's List: Disease Prevention

• Regular physical activity using large muscle groups, such as walking, running, or swimming, produces cardiovascular adaptations  that increase exercise capacity, endurance, and skeletal muscle strength
• Habitual physical activity also prevents the development  of coronary artery disease
• reduces symptoms in patients with established cardiovascular disease.
• exercise reduces the risk of other chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes,¹ osteoporosis,² obesity,³ depression,⁴ and cancer of the breast⁵ and colon.

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• decline in our physical activity associated with these advancements plays a large role in the decline of our health
• continuous and consistent physical activity is proven to enhance longevity and the quality of life for people of all ages.
• 25% of the adult population are not active at all
• 60% of American adults are not regularly active
• physical fitness and exercise can reduce the risk of diseases such as heart disease, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, some cancers, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, and obesity
• exercise can promote psychological well-being and reduce feelings of anxiety and depression

• Disease Prevention Benefits of Exercise

    

  While physical activity and exercise provide health benefits which positively effect a wide range of factors contributing to the quality of life, there are a few overarching areas of disease or health complications where regular exercise predominately reduces risk or aids in controlling disease.

    

  1. Heart disease

    

  2. Some forms of cancer

    

  3. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

    

  4. Obesity

    

  5. Weakened Immune system

    

  6. Autoimmune disease - Rheumatoid arthritis

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