How much do you need to exercise to feel a little bit better?

You may already know that moving your body is good for your mind. The good news is that you don’t necessarily need to sign up for a marathon or climb a mountain to reap the mental health benefits — the amount of exercise you do doesn’t matter as much as getting any at all.

When people think about physical activity, many picture intense, sweat-filled runs or gym workouts, “but really physical activity is simply an increased number of and amount of and volume of movement in the day,” said Eli Puterman, an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia.

Research shows that even getting a little bit of movement improves our physical health and lengthens our lifespan, whether it is a walk in the park, doing daily chores or participating in a Turkey Trot