Combat disease
Exercise can help in the fight against cancer and diabetes
Running, walking, cycling or playing an
ac tive role in team spor t s can provide a
natural medicine to ward off t ype 2
diabetes and metabolic syndrome – a
condition with symptoms that may
include too much fat around the waist,
high blood pressure, low HDL (good)
cholesterol, high triglycerides or high
blood sugar.
A series of studies has shown that
exercising at a moderate intensity for
120 to 150 minutes a week reduces
these risk factors.
Research also reveals how exercise
is becoming key to reducing the risk of
some cancer s. Regular physical ac tivit y
wa s found to reduce the risk of brea st
cancer in women by 12 per cent , whilethe impac t it can have on reducing
colon cancer in men and women may
be a s high a s 25 per cent.
Although studies continue, there is
some sug gestion that a per son’s risk of
endometrial cancer and lung cancer
may be lower if they perform regular
physical activity than compared to
people who are not active.Exercise may
reduce the risk
of colon cancer
by as much as
25 per cent
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