Dr. Jen Simmons on the value of exercise

Good morning. I'm Dr. Jen Simmons, Functional medicine physician. I'm here at my son's wrestling meet at 7:30 on a Saturday. And I thought there's no better time to talk to you about the values of exercise. People think of exercise as a way or a means to lose weight, but it's really so much more than that. In clinical trials, exercise has been proven to be at least as good at, if not better than, any of the medicines that we have on the market for depression. It helps to lower your blood sugar, it helps to lower your blood pressure, it improves mood, it improves sleep, improves body image and so much more. So make sure that you're getting 30 to 40 minutes of joyous exercise in your routine every single day. Don't exercise too much because that will cause stress and we don't want that. Make sure your children are getting movement and make sure that you have movement in the rest of your day. No exercising. Couch potatoes all for now.