Decades of fitness research remind us that physical activity is one of the best preventive measures available to help us avoid disease. It’s one of the pillars of good health, alongside nutrition, sleep, and hydration. That reality holds even more significance now as we deal with COVID-19 and the physiological fallout of social distancing and lockdown measures that have disrupted daily routines that already included too much junk food and sitting around.
Evidence has demonstrated the effect that exercise has on sleep quality, mental health, heart disease, and metabolic conditions.
