Our goal with activity should be the well established S’s: stamina, suppleness and strength and all three of these can be achieved without running marathons. I would add another S – stress – as there is medium evidence for a moderate therapeutic effect of exercise on depression and mental wellbeing.[311] I suggest that alleviation of stress will especially require that the exercise is found to be enjoyable by the person. Dancing, yoga and/or walking a dog are all more likely to have benefits for mental wellbeing than ‘going for the burn’.
