21 scientific facts that will motivate you to exercise

published 4 January 2017

We get it, you already totally know you should exercise. But with family bags of Doritos that don't-eat-themselves and the world's imminent collapse, who wants to live forever?

Well it turns out there are much better reasons to exercise than living to 98 and becoming an alien-racist who asks your grandaughter, "What do you have to date one of them Martians for? I just think it's unnatural, is all."

There are, in fact, 21 other reasons, that Business Insider has handily collated into a nice little infographic. Check 'em out below.

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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.