If you had no reason to exercise, I guess this research will give you all the reasons you need.
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that exercising may prevent certain kinds of cancer.
The researchers discovered that people with the highest levels of physical activity were 7 percent less likely to develop any kind of cancer when compared to those who exercised the least.
To arrive at this conclusion, the researchers studied 1.44 million people over an average of 11 years.
Below are benefits of exercising according to the study
1. You lower your risk of esophageal cancer by 42% when you exercise
2. You lower your risk of liver cancer by 27% when you exercise
3. You lower your risk of lung cancer by 26% when you exercise
4. You lower your risk of myeloid leukemia by 20% when you exercise
5. You lower your risk of kidney cancer by 23% when you exercise
6. You lower your risk to colon cancer by 16% when you exercise
7. You lower your risk of gastric cardia cancer by 22% when you exercise
8. You lower your risk of myeloma by 17% when you exercise
9. You lower your risk of head & neck cancer by 15% when you exercise
10. You lower your risk of bladder cancer by 13% when you exercise
11. You lower your risk of rectal cancer by 13% when you exercise
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