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Measurement can be done in a medical facility or "on the field." In the office setting, a patient exercises for six to eight minutes using a treadmill or cycle to create enough exertion to maintain a heart rate at 80-90% of the age-related maximal predicted value.
Athletes should restrict exercising when they have viral infections, when temperatures are extremely low, or-if they are allergic-when pollen and air pollution levels are high.
Exercise is beneficial to both physical health and emotional well-being.
However studies have shown that vigorous exercise executed by healthy individuals can effectively increase opioid peptides (aka endorphins, a naturally occurring opiate that in conjunction with other neurotransmitters is responsible for exercise induced euphoria), positively influence hormone production (i.e., increase testosterone and growth hormone), and help prevent neuromuscular diseases.