Did you know that exercise does more than just increase your strength? Of course you do…but did you know that exercise<\/p>\n
– not only helps prevent weight gain, but also inhibits the formation of harmful visceral fat (source: University of Alabama at Birmingham)<\/p>\n
– improves cognitive function in seniors (source: University of British Columbia)<\/p>\n
– physical fitness is associated with improved academic performance in young people (source: American Heart Association)<\/p>\n
– midlife exercise is associated with better health in later years (source: Archives of Internal Medicine)<\/p>\n
– brief vigorous exercise can reduce cellular aging (source: University of California San Francisco)<\/p>\n
– reduces anxiety and depression (source: Southern Methodist University)<\/p>\n
– protects and improves brain function (source: American College of Sports Medicine 57th Annual Meeting)<\/p>\n
– prompts the creation of new brain cells, even at older ages (source: Columbia University)<\/p>\n
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and finally, on any given day, only 5% of U.S. adults participate in\u00a0any vigorous intensity activity (source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"