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Provided in partnership with Exercise is Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine.

Tremendous health benefits are seen with even low levels of exercise. The amount of exercise needed to benefit health is much lower than amount
needed for fitness.

According to the (EIM) program, regular physical activity can:

• Reduce risk of heart disease by 40%.
• Lower risk of stroke by 27%.
• Reduce incidence of diabetes by almost 50%.
• Reduce incidence of high blood pressure, by almost 50%.
• Reduce mortality and risk of recurrent breast cancer by almost 50%.
• Lower risk of colon cancer by over 60%.
• Reduce risk of developing of Alzheimer’s disease by one-third.
• Decrease depression as effectively as medication or behavioral therapy.

U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults (18-64)

The recommends that adults participate in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity. With this understanding, find a challenging yet realistic starting point upon which you can build over time. Don鈥檛 overwhelm your system by doing too much, but don鈥檛 underwhelm your system by doing too little. While devising your schedule鈥攖hat is, minutes per day and days per week of exercise鈥攁lso recognize any obstacles that may impede your progress. .

Before you start any exercise program, please review the . If you answer 鈥測es鈥� to any checklist items, we advise you to talk to first your doctor about the type of exercise that is safe for you. For more assessment tools and to customize your exercise plan, download the EIM .