The E word. It's the mantra to good living. Exercise. The importance of exercise can never be under-estimated.

Not only does it make you slim and trim, it keeps your mood upbeat and wards away many diseases. Arthritis, diabetes, heart problems are only some of the very obvious ones. The latest to join the list is breast cancer.

New research shows that regular exercise cuts the risk of breast cancer by half.

High levels of physical activity started early in life, significantly cuts the risk for developing breast cancer after menopause sets in. Women who indulge in little or no physical activity are more prone to cancer, arthritis and diabetes too.

The researchers interviewed more than a thousand women - both with or without breast cancer. It was found that those who lead more 'sporty' lives were less prone to contracting the disease.

Scientists now claim that there is scientific evidence about the ability of exercise to ward off diseases.

People who exercise tend to remain thinner. It is now believed that if there is excess fat in the body, the normal steroids tend to turn into oestrogen. And the longer a woman is subject to oestrogen, the higher the risk of her developing breast or uterine cancer.

The level of physical activity required to bring about effective results is subjective. Between the ages of 20 - 40 a woman could go for a daily jog if she is up to it.

Women above forty might prefer a long walk once or twice a day.

Irrespective of the activity level it involves, exercise does provide women with a tool to combat a deadly disease.

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