25/02/2026
Population studies have found that regular aerobic exercise may decrease risk of at least 35 different diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
Exercise is such powerful medicine that researchers at Stanford and the London School found that it may work as well as drugs for patients with coronary heart disease, heart failure, and pre-diabetes. And exercise may work even better than some medications for stroke. Always consult your doctor before making any changes to your medication or exercise routine.
Exercise may provide benefits to our mental health, too. Research has shown that exercise may improve cognition, enhance mood, successfully treat depression, and generally improve our quality of life.
The evidence supporting the overall health benefits of physical activity is overwhelming. Exercise is medicine.
Reposted from: NutritionFacts.org
Watch the video “Exercise Is Medicine” at https://see.nf/3XGSyNc to learn more.
Just like any medicine, might exercise have an upper limit for our health and longevity? I cover that in “How Much Exercise Is Too Much?” at https://see.nf/3ZM4H6h.
PMID: 28438770, 17846259, 33044541, 28708630, 26476429, 30640736
doi: 10.1123/japa.8.4.407
The evidence supporting the overall health benefits of physical activity is overwhelming.