You must know the 8 benefits of exercise! Not only can it help you lose weight, it can also strengthen bones and muscles, and prevent dementia and cancer.

The Year of the Dragon is here, and many people want to make themselves healthier. Exercise is essential. What are the benefits of exercise? In addition to enhancing physical strength and helping with weight loss, it also helps strengthen bones and muscles, and even stabilizes emotions, prevents dementia, improves sleep quality, and keeps away the risk of chronic diseases and cancer. But how to exercise correctly? Which sport is suitable for you? What should you pay attention to before exercising? What is the popular ultra-slow jogging?

1. Exercise 3 times a week but always fail? 3 tips to avoid New Year's syndrome and make your wishes come true

When thinking of the New Year, many people will probably think of buying new clothes and purchasing items for the household. They will also want to make new hopes and wishes for the New Year at this time. For example, "I will exercise at least 3 times a week, for 30 minutes each time." However, research shows that while about 50% of the public make New Year resolutions, less than 10% make it past the first few months. In fact, many people have experienced the time when they were too busy to achieve their goals, which is commonly known as the "New Year's Syndrome."

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2. What to do before and after exercise? Don't make mistakes with the 7 common sports equipment in parks

Everyone knows the benefits of exercise, the problem is “no time”! Fortunately, there are sports equipment in parks nowadays. Let’s establish correct and effective exercise concepts to make our bodies healthier!

Exercise is a very broad discipline in medicine. Before exercising, you need to understand your role in exercise, diet, and pre-exercise preparation to ensure that the goal and effect of the exercise are consistent with your expectations:

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3. Japan’s “super slow jogging” is super popular! Low-impact aerobics star! Doctors call for more effects by combining different exercises

"Ultra-slow jogging" is popular in Japan and can be said to be the star of low-intensity aerobic exercise. Now it has also become popular in Taiwan! It makes people curious to ask: "Is ultra-slow jogging good?" Fang Qirong, an orthopedic surgeon at Annan Hospital, mentioned that ultra-slow jogging has become popular in Taiwan in recent years, and he himself has been asked this simple question by his patients. In response, he gave a relatively complex answer, "It's between good and bad." Many people must be curious, why is it so ambiguous if it is good or bad? Below, he briefly explains to the public what "ultra-slow jogging" is.

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4. Exercise can fight against 8 major cancers! Study: Exercise slows cancer growth, produces anti-cancer effects

Exercise can prevent cancer, and increasing the frequency of exercise can achieve a 20% cancer prevention effect. There is currently strong evidence that exercise can effectively fight cancers such as esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer and endometrial cancer, and moderate evidence for lung cancer.

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5. Is super slow jogging super popular? Doctors teach you how to stretch to prevent sports injuries

Nowadays, more and more people are engaging in the sport of "ultra-slow jogging", and many people often ask related questions in rehabilitation clinics. Recently, a patient came to see a doctor for a recurrence of plantar fasciitis. He felt that he only engaged in ultra-slow jogging, so how could he still have plantar fasciitis? There are also some elderly ladies who feel that they run very slowly every day but still don’t gain weight. What is ultra-slow running really like? How can we benefit from it and avoid sports injuries?

👉Read more: Ultra-slow jogging is super popular, but is plantar fasciitis coming along? Doctors teach you how to stretch to prevent sports injuries