{"id":40,"date":"2007-12-21T20:51:26","date_gmt":"2007-12-21T20:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/changeyourbody.wordpress.com\/2007\/12\/21\/exercise-to-relieve-stress\/"},"modified":"2007-12-21T20:51:26","modified_gmt":"2007-12-21T20:51:26","slug":"exercise-to-relieve-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2007\/12\/21\/exercise-to-relieve-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise To Relieve Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\">The therapeutic benefits of regular \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t exercise are well documented. Study after study has shown that it increases \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t health and general well being. It&#8217;s been said that if exercise were a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t drug, it would be the most powerful medication on earth. However, it still \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t seems difficult to get people to workout on a regular basis. When life gets \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t hectic, it&#8217;s generally the first thing that gets crossed off the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t do\u00e2\u20ac\u009d list. In reality, it should be the last. It&#8217;s an industry \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t standard to tell people that they should consult a physician before beginning \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t an exercise program. Based on the scientific evidence, it would be more \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t appropriate to consult a physician before parking yourself on the Laz-E-Boy for \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t a session with the TV.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtobefit.com\/exercise-to-relax.htm\" title=\"Exercise To Relieve Stress, continued\">Continued&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The therapeutic benefits of regular exercise are well documented. 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