Why is regular exercise important to a person’s health?

Regular Exercise
Regular exercise is good for all, but especially should those who are overweight or do sedentary work make it a point to get some exercise—a fact being appreciated more and more.
For exercise to be beneficial there must be a certain degree of regularity about it. Some remind themselves of it in various ways so as to have a routine; others make it a point to get up a few minutes earlier each day for the sake of exercising. Some have found it helpful to walk instead of ride whenever that is convenient and to climb stairs instead of take the elevator. There are many forms of exercise that benefit both the muscles and the nerves, such as push-ups, swinging dumbbells, and so forth.
Especially for those in sedentary occupations and who tend to put on weight has jogging or stationary running been recommended by some physicians. These are the kind of exercises that tend to strengthen the lungs and heart, for which reason insurance companies recommend jogging. According to one health publication (Prevention, July 1968), such relaxed and unhurried running is “one of the easiest and most inexpensive of all exercises and also the very best for overall health.” Of course, one does not want to go to extremes. Those who do much walking and climbing of stairs may well get all the exercise they need. And we may not forget the apostle Paul’s inspired counsel: “Bodily training is beneficial for a little.”—1 Tim. 4:8.