Fitness Friday - Need a reason?

Any guesses as to what can contribute to all of the following ailments?

aneurysm, angina, atherosclerosis, back pain, cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, coronary heart disease, depression, diabetes, heat attack, heart blockage, heart disease, hemorrhoids, hypertension (high blood pressure), kidney stones, obesity, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis

If you guessed eating a high fat diet, you’re wrong!
If you guessed having high cholesterol, you’re wrong!
If you guessed physical inactivity, you’re RIGHT! Not moving enough can put you at risk for all of those problems. Not to mention by being physically inactive you increase your risk for cancers of the colon, prostate, uterine lining (endometrium) and breast. Did you know that 1 of every 5 deaths of people 35 and older are attributed to a lack of physical activity? By not moving you are putting your own body at risk for a painful future.

The human body is designed to move around. And by moving the muscles, ligaments and limbs, you actually massage the tissues and organs of the body, bringing them oxygen and enhancing their flexibility. You also move lymph fluid around the body, and lymph must be moved through physical activity alone since there is no "lymph heart" to circulate lymph fluid. (In other words, your heart pumps your blood even if you're sitting in a chair. But there's nothing to pump your lymph fluid other than sloshing your body around through regular movement.)

The good news is that studies show that it doesn't take an enormous amount of physical exercise to achieve health-enhancing results. A mere 30 minutes a day of walking, swimming, jogging, biking, dancing with your kids, rocking out while cleaning your house or other cardiovascular exercise can have astounding positive health effects.
There is no surgical procedure or pill that can create the health that your body would create on its own when you engage in regular physical exercise. So get out there and MOVE!