{"id":2394,"date":"2024-06-25T13:52:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/rmrlab\/?page_id=2394"},"modified":"2025-02-20T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:20:15","slug":"why-does-exercise-matter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/rmrlab\/prevail-exercise-resource\/rheumatoid-arthritis-and-exercise\/why-does-exercise-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does exercise matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXP266415314\">Exercise is good for your overall <\/span><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorZoomed BCX0 SCXP266415314\">health, helping reduce fatigue and ease depression. 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