Everyone knows that exercise helps to reduce obesity, but now a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has found a better reason for everyone to get moving. The researcher found that starting a regular exercise program can decrease the risk of developing diabetes, hypertension and certain types of stroke dramatically. While technological advances such as cars, washing machines and microwaves are wonderful, the majority of Americans do not get the recommended amount of physical activity each day and it could be deadly.
Exercise also increases the amount of good cholesterol produced by the body.
Booth also observed a link between the lack of physical activity and the prevalence of type II diabetes in these earlier studies. Booth found that with little or no physical activity, it took longer for sugar to leave the blood stream. Typically sugar in the blood stream is transported to the muscle through insulin, much like a truck delivering its cargo. This is the first step in developing type II diabetes. Even if you're overweight and having problems losing the weight through an exercise program, physical activity will help a lot.