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What are the benefits of exercising?

Exercise comes with many perks. Fitness expert Vonda Wright, MD, shares the benefits of exercise, including appetite control and preventing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and more.

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  • How does lifting weights affect your health?

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  • Get moving to live longer

  • How exercise turns on good genes

  • New workout routine? Keep it simple

  • What are the benefits of exercise if I have heart disease?

  • 5 reasons to do yoga

  • How to prevent type 2 diabetes

  • How does exercise help prevent cancer?

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