Baby Boomer Health – Exercise Helps

Welcome to this weeks edition of Baby Boomer Health – Exercise Helps

Show Notes:

 There was an excellent article in the NY Times on April 29th called "You Name It, and Exercise Helps It" by Jane E. Brody.  You should read it.

Basically it covered a number of disease states helped though exercise.  This help is not only short term but also long term.

Some examples of what you can lower your risk of:
    
    heart attack
    stroke
    hypertension
    diabetes
    obesity
    depression
    dementia
    osteoporosis
    gallstones
    diverticulites
    falls
    erectile dysfunction
    peripheral vascular disease
    12 kinds of cancer

Exercise can help if you have:
    rheumatoid arthritis
    multiple sclerosis
    Parkinson's disease
    congestive heart failure
    osteoarthritis
    hypertension
    stroke
    diabetes
    knee or hip replacement
    chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    depression

This is just a short list.  There are many other disease states that can benefit from exercise.

Remember to consult your healthcare provider before starting any exercise program.