I don’t think anyone is unaware of how beneficial exercise is to a person’s health. I do believe people underestimate its necessity to maintaining one’s health. Exercise is not optional, it’s not something that healthy people with extra time on their hands do because they want to look good at the beach. It’s also not something you start doing after your knee replacement surgery or cardiac surgery because your doctor is “making” you do it. Exercise is as essential to human health as breathing, eating and sleeping. Human beings did not evolve as sedentary creatures who thrive on sitting around and lounging.
In clinical studies, exercise often beats pharmacological drugs for treating anxiety and depression. Even people who suffer from chronic pain syndromes will benefit from a consistent, low-impact exercise regimen because it helps to preserve muscle mass and keep weight gain to a minimum. I think many people are unable to maintain a suitable exercise regimen because they are uninformed as to what is proper for their individual needs. Working out for hours on end is really not helpful to the majority of people out there, a consistent and effective exercise program lasting 30-60 minutes is often ideal. The key is getting in 4-5 sessions per week, making the exercise regimen a part of your life, not something you do on January 2nd, once a year.
