When your mother admonished, “get up, get out, get moving – don’t be a lazybones!” – she knew what she was talking about. Orthopaedic surgeons agree with mom: every person should aim to get at least 30-60 minutes of weight-bearing physical activity daily. Research shows that the health benefits are significant, and the amount of exercise a person gets, beginning in childhood, affects your bones, muscles, joints, mental outlook, learning ability, behavior, weight, and may even affect the length of your life. According to recent statistics, a startling 300 million people worldwide are obese, and a whopping 750 million are overweight. And the problem begins in childhood. Men, women and children need weight-bearing, daily physical activity to promote maximum orthopaedic health.

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