Physical Activity Decreases Risk for Disease

Physical Activity Decreases Risk for Disease August 17, 2009 The evidence continues to grow that regular exercise provides benefits to human health effecting diseases that range from cancer and diabetes to heart disease, arthritis and pre-mature death.  Now a University of Missouri researcher has found direct evidence that a reduction in daily physical activity is a primary cause for emerging risk factors that give rise to chronic disease.  The shocker is, that it only takes about two weeks of reduced activity for the effects to show up in our blood. "A low level of daily physical activity not only doesn't help your current health status, it could be the reason you got sick in the first place," according to Frank Booth, professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.  "Our study looked at what happened when a group of individuals reduced their daily physical activity.  Our findings indicated that if there is a lack of normal physical activity, a person greatly increases the chances of developing a chronic disease.  Previously, we thought that not exercising just wasn't healthy, but we didn't think that a lack of activity could cause. Read More     5 Rules To Stay Injury-Free In The Fitness Center   Putting the Fun in Fitness   Exercising Safely With Diabetes   To unsubscribe or change subscriber options   click here .

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