Another Reason to Exercise
Exercise May Protect Women Against Colon Cancer
“Postmenopausal women who had never used hormone therapy and who exercised at least four hours a week had nearly a 50 percent reduction in their colon cancer risk,” says Leslie Bernstein, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. “Overall, the evidence is convincing that long-term moderate and strenuous physical activity reduces the risk for women not receiving menopausal hormones.”
There are many good reasons.