Knowing the basic rules and benefits of exercising and regular physical activity can undoubtedly reap beneficial rewards in the long-term. Increasingly, exercise and physical activity are treated as one and the same thing.
However, there is a big difference between the two. Physical activity is any type of body movement produced by muscle contraction and which burns calories. Exercise is a subcategory which is measured by amount, intensity and frequency and involves certain repeated movements which are structured to improve or maintain one or more physical components.