But of course, exercise wouldn’t help me!—physical conditioning for patients and normal subjects

  • Archie Young
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Abstract

The increased capacity for physical work and the feeling of well-being which result from regular exercise are not the prerogative of the young and healthy. Regular exercise offers potential health benefits for large numbers of people including many with chronic disease (Grimby and Hook, 1971; and Fentem Bassey, 1978).

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