Luke O'Neill

and measuring really interesting changes, which I will cover.

So exercise is good for your muscles and your health and your heart and all that kind of stuff, but it's also very good for the mind.

And a second big, two big studies actually have come out, very good for depression and anxiety.

Now again, anecdotally, we all know taking exercise can help us in going for a run.

can lift your mood, but now really good evidence that it's really, really beneficial.

And in fact, in that study of the two studies about depression, it was as good as meds and therapy if you take regular exercise.

So really loads of benefits to this across the board.

Now, why is it good for us?

Well, get your blood pumping, helps your heart.

Helps your whole physiology, of course.

The current recommendation is 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day.

That's the current guidelines.

Now, what is moderate exercise?

You don't need to go mad.

It can be a brisk walk, a swim.

Dancing is great.

Even rigorous gardening or, dare I mention, housework.

A rigorous go around the house with the Hoover.

Get your heart rate up a little bit.

is the idea.