6 of the excuses we use to avoid exercise and how to overcome them

Research shows being active helps to boost immunity. Here’s how you can bin all your regular no-exercise excuses, and get fit and healthy

Regular exercise cuts the risk of dying from infectious diseases – including Covid – by more than a third. Picture: Alamy/PA. 

Most of us have found an excuse not to exercise at some point, despite knowing how good physical activity is for our health.

But now there’s even more reason to knock those excuses on the head, as new research has found regular exercise cuts the risk of dying from infectious diseases – including Covid – by more than a third. And that’s on top of a wealth of past research that’s found exercise reduces the risk of numerous health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers and depression, and improves wellbeing.