Exercise has got the following health benefits
1. Caloric expenditure and total time of physical activity are associated with reduced cardiovascular disease incidence and morality.
2. There is a dose-response relationship for this association.
3. Regular moderate physical activity as short as 8 to 10 minutes, totaling 30 minutes or more on most days provide beneficial health and fitness effect.
A number of physical and social environmental factors can affect provide encouragement, or be companions during physical activity. The environment often presents important barriers to participation in physical activity, including a lack of bicycle trails and walking paths away from traffic, inclement weather and unsafe neighborhoods. Excessive television viewing may also deter persons from being physically active.
