Exercise Recommendations

Practice these fitness fundamentals to help lower your health risks and improve your quality of life. In a nutshell, the term aerobic means “with oxygen.” Aerobic exercise and activities are also called cardio, short for “cardiovascular.” During aerobic activity, you repeatedly move large muscles in your arms, legs and hips. Your heart rate increases and…

If 150 minutes sounds like a lot, remember that even short activity sessions can be added up over the week to reach this goal. And it’s easy to fit in a few minutes of walking several times a day. This could be 10 minutes of brisk walking after breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

Why should I exercise? Physical exercise has innumerous benefits for the body. It was not very long ago that daily life included liberal amounts of exercise. For instance, people walked to get where they were going, they swung axes to chop wood to burn for warmth, and they had to hunt and gather their food….

Make Every Move Count When you Move More every day, you can reach some pretty big goals over time. Small steps can add up to huge strides — in your physical health, mental health, stress levels, sleep, productivity, relationships and more. Let movement take you places you never thought possible! 10 minutes of stretching is…