U6P1LeadinPhysicalactivityimprovesourbodies'health
ArecentstudypublishedinTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggeststhatmaintainingahealthylevelofphysicalfitnessthroughexercisecanhelppeoplelivelonger;andthefindingsalsoprovideupdatedsupporttoCharlesDarwin's"survivalofthefittest"theory
Butrepetitiveexercisecanbecomeboring,leadingtodiscouragement,frustration,evenquitting
Selectinganactivitythatprovidesenjoymentaswellasphysicalexercise,however,canbetheanswer
Manypeoplehaveturnedtosports
Sportscanprovideachallengephysicallyaswellasmentally-andincreaseone'sphysicalactivitywhileprovidingsocialinteraction,asenseofaccomplishmentandenjoyment
Firstheldaspartofthe1896OlympicsinAthens,Greece,andthenbroughttoBoston,Massachusettsin1897,theMarathonisnowanimportantpartofcultureinmanycitiesacros