Movement can be divided up into short segments throughout the day instead of in one long, strenuous workout and can have the same beneficial decreases in risk of certain diseases.

Fittingly, the study showed that VO2 max scores were higher in more active states: DC (37.4 mL/kg/min), California (36.4 mL/kg/min) and Massachusetts (36.3 mL/kg/min) had the highest average scores.

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While pushups alone won’t save your life, they will always be a solid marker of fitness, health and wellness, and they can help you prevent frailty from age-related muscle loss and poor posture.

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Exercise builds physical fitness, but its benefits go well beyond that. Raj explains that it can teach kids real life lessons about resilience and patience.