For everyone regular physical activity reduces:
- Heart disease
- Diabetes type II
- High blood pressure
- Stroke
- The occurrence of malignancy
- Osteoporosis
- Obesity
- Anxiety and depression
- Different types of pain
Moreover, with elderly regular physical activity reduces:
- Loss of memory and dementia
- Stiffness of the joints and weakness of the muscles
- Limited mobility caused by arthritis
- Bone breakage
- Problem in performing simple daily tasks
- Dependence on someone else's help
- Isolation