Exercising drives down risk for 13 cancers, research shows [Baltimore Sun]

[nevets88]

This has been said before, the benefits of exercise, but anything I can use to get more motivation, I will use. Where's my motivation? WHERE'S MY MOTIVATION? WHERE'S MY MOTIVATION? 

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In addition to protecting hearts, preserving memory and lifting moods, exercise is a powerful cancer-preventive, says new research. Physical activity worked to drive down rates of a broad array of cancers even among smokers, former smokers, and the overweight and obese.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/la-sci-sn-exercising-cancer-20160516-story.html

Here's something related about sitting:

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Dr. David Alter, senior scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and a senior author of the paper, did offer some tips on ways to limit sitting and its impact. He recommends:

• While working at a desk, be sure to get up for one to three minutes every half-hour or so and move around.
• While watching TV, stand or exercise during the advertisements (and no, don't go stand at the open fridge or the pantry).
• Monitor how much you sit, and try to reduce it by realistic increments every week. You should aim for two to three fewer sedentary hours in a 12-hour day. A wearable monitor can help establish a baseline and assess progress toward a goal.
• Know that getting regular exercise is good for you regardless of what you do for the rest of the day: It will not only help reduce your sedentary time, it should lower your risk of illness and improve your survival prospects if you have no alternative to logging long hours in a chair.

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-sitting-health-20150119-story.html

[Braivo]

This is such an important topic. Lack of physical movement is deadly in many ways. Thanks for sharing this. 

I have a standing desk at work, which I love. I also hit the gym 4-5 times per week. I put my physical health at the top of my priority list because without it nothing else matters.