- All exercise – even standing up when you’ve been sitting – improves health.
- Breaks from prolonged sitting and short periods of activity, such as taking the stairs and going for a short walk in the morning and evening, and cycling or walking during the day – all these speed up your energy metabolism.
- Regular exercise activates muscles and enhances muscle function. And you’ll be replacing fat with muscle.
- Exercise improves your mood, helps you deal with stress and reduces the risk of depression.
- Being active makes you more alert and helps you focus on tasks that require a sharp mind.
- Exercise improves your quality of sleep. You fall asleep faster and experience more deep sleep.
- Exercise relieves headaches. Gentle aerobic exercise can help to alleviate migraine, and Nordic walking is particularly good for relieving tension in the neck and shoulders.
- Exercise lowers blood pressure and helps prevent type 2 diabetes.
- Exercise can relieve and even prevent back pain.
- Even a few minutes a day of walking up and down stairs practised over a couple of months can improve the performance of your respiratory and circulatory systems.
