Prescription drugs go head-to-head with exercise
Meta-analysis of 305 studies compares their performance
According to a study published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal), when exercise and prescription drugs duke it out — they perform evenly, with only one exception.
Exercise vs. Prescriptions
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equally effective for treating heart disease.
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Equally effective for treating chronic heart failure.
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Equally effective for treating diabetes.
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Exercise vs. statins, equally effective.
The tie breaker is strokes. And the round goes to exercise.
Of course, prescription drugs have their time and place—we are blessed to have them—but the fewer the better.
Here’s a video to get you moving.
We start with the best knee exercise I know — it trains for knee stabilization and promotes tissue repair — then progress through a warm-up to light aerobics, squats and push-ups.
(It’s worth your time even if you only do the knee exercise.)