Adults aged 19 and above should aim to exercise for 75 minutes a week if it is vigorous intensity exercise and 150 minutes a week for moderate intensity exercise. Vigorous intensity exercises include running and sports such as tennis. Moderate intensity exercises includes brisk walking, swimming and cycling. There measurable health benefits from exercising. Health benefits include improvement in sleep, stress management, maintenance of healthy weight and improvement of quality of life. Specific benevits include reduction of type 2 diabetes by 40%, reduction of cardiovascular disease by 35%, reduction of falls and depression by 30%, reduction of joint and back pain by 25% and reduction of cancers such as colon and breast by 20%.
