ISLAMABAD: Health experts on Sunday said that daily exercise is crucial for physical and mental wellbeing as it stimulates certain hormones in the brain, improving a person’s mood and positively affecting memory and learning.
Talking to APP here, Dr. Ruby Rafique said daily exercise decreases the risk of heart attacks, depression, and other cognitive diseases.
She said that by using various means of transport, the exercise trend was significantly declining among the general public of different ages and segments of society.
Health benefits of exercise
She further said that exercise played a pivotal role in a healthy lifestyle to make a person physically fit and energetic.
Dr. Ghulam Rasool Jono said the exercise had many benefits and helped cope with heart attacks, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, dementia, depression, and other diseases.
He said every second person faced mental issues, and regular physical activity was a good initiative to prevent and manage mild anxiety or depression. – APP
