Exercise is Medicine Month
Posted on April 28, 2010
Physical inactivity is a fast-growing public health problem and contributes to a variety of chronic diseases and health complications, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, depression and anxiety, arthritis, and osteoporosis.
In addition to improving a patient’s overall health, increasing physical activity has proven effective in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases.
— Exercise is Medicine Month Fact Sheet
May 2010 is Exercise is Medicine month. I hope you’ll join me in celebrating it. It starts on Saturday.
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