--- title: "Exercise and Health: The Best Thing You Can Do [VIDEO]" description: What's the single best thing you can do for your health in the New Year? This video shows the important link between exercise and health. --- [![personal-training](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-1627359819-jpg/PrimeofLifefitness/personal-training.jpg)](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/) - [Client Log In](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/personal-training/online-personal-training/)| - [Contact](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/contact)| - [Home](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/) 720-295-0150 # Fitness Over 40 ## [Exercise and Health: The Best Thing You Can Do [VIDEO]](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/112152/Exercise-and-Health-The-Best-Thing-You-Can-Do-VIDEO) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 @ 09:40 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This video came to my attention through Facebook, and I'm on a mission to share it as widely as I can, because the message is simple, clear, and right on the money. Dr. Mike Evans is a physician and professor of family medicine in Toronto, and his video sums up the single best thing you can do to improve your health. It takes 9 minutes to watch the video and just 30 minutes per day to see the health benefits. The prescription is simple: get moving. Thank you, Dr. Evans for reminding us that it takes so little effort to gain so many of the health benefits of exercise. 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