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Want to Live Longer? Exercise

A 150 minutes or more of physical activity each week increases longevity compared to those who don’t,  according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. According to Newswise,“men at age 20 were estimated to gain as much as … Continue reading

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Factors that Influence Adult Exercise: Education, Gender, Age, Drinking, Smoking, Weight and General Health

There’s little doubt about the relationship between exercise and health. But what factors influence one to exercise? To help understand what might influence the positive choice to exercise I downloaded the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) database, an ongoing … Continue reading

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