Exercise or Physical Activity

Beta President, Verna LaBounty introduces Dr. Terbizan.

Excerise or Physical Activity - Which One and Why? was the question posed by Dr. Donna Terbizan of Health, Nutrition and Excercise Sciences at NDSU.

Dr. Terbizan presented information about the importance of physical activity. Exercise comes under the umbrella of physical activity.    

Dr. Donna Terbizan, main speaker at February meeting.

She emphasized the importance of all kinds of activities keep moving - walk the dog, get up from your computer periodically (just the action of rising  helps keep one fit), stretch, do yoga, use weights 

and/or resistant rubber bands.

     

 Aim for moderate physical activity which means about 150 minutes of all kinds per week.