21 scientific facts that will motivate you to exercise

Smash 2017 because science says so

21 scientific facts that will motivate you to exercise

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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Marc Chacksfield
Content Director

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.