Regular exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. People who lead an active life are less likely to get ill and more likely to live longer. Exercise not only makes you physically fitter, it also improves your mental health and general sense of wellbeing..
Exercise can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Every year in the UK, around 53,000 people die from stroke and 94,000 from coronary heart disease. Inactive people have almost double the risk of dying from heart disease compared with people who are active. So if you don't do any exercise at all, even doing a little more physical activity – for example, walking each day – can help reduce your risk of these conditions.
Exercise can both help prevent and treat mental illness. Some studies suggest that regular physical activity is as effective for treating depression as talking treatments or medicines, with fewer side-effects than medicines. You may also benefit from exercise if you have anxiety-related disorders, such as phobias, panic attacks or stress.
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