High blood pressure. Exercise improves endurance, strengthens muscles, and increases joint flexibility and range of motion. Exercise can prevent and reverse bone loss, which can stave off the disabling effects of fractures and bone degeneration. Excess body weight. Exercise helps patients achieve and maintain healthy body fat levels.
Exercise reduces the risk of colon and breast cancer.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To spice up your weekly routine, your doctor will advise you to vary your program to include nonaerobic activities such as golf, bowling, gardening, or strength training. Staying active throughout the day can add to your daily exercise totals. Restrict sitting to activities that require it, such as eating, learning, writing or keyboarding, and essential driving. Get up and move for 5 to 10 minutes of each hour of sitting activities, or use breaks to walk or stretch.