Get Moving, Fight Breast Cancer

A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has reporter that physically active women are 25% less likely to develop breast cancer

That's great news considering breast cancer causes over half a million women every year!

Researchers found the lowest risk group for breast cancer to be lean women who play sports and remain physically active in their spare time.

Physical activity was especially important for women who had gone through menopause. Post-menopausal women who were very active during their lives had the lowest breast cancer risk, but post-menopausal activity had a greater impact than activity performed earlier in life.

Of course other factors, including a family history of the disease, also played a role in whether women developed breast cancer, but this study is yet another definitive reason why you should start exercising now, no matter what your age.