Exercised: The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health

by Daniel E. Lieberman

physically active people tend to have lower baseline levels of inflammation.

most fundamentally, the mortality and morbidity statistics I have been citing are probabilities. Eating sensibly and exercising don’t guarantee long life and good health; they just decrease the risk of getting sick.

Children who get more physical activity learn more and are smarter, happier, and less prone to depression and other mood disorders.

take my only exercise acting as a pallbearer at the funerals of my friends who exercise regularly. —Mark Twain

As long as there is multicellular life, there will be cancer.