CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLEYou're always being told to exercise. The magazines say you will look more attractive, your mother says you will sleep better and the doctor says increased fitness will contribute to an overall healthier and happier wellbeing.Not motivating enough? New scientific studies have found that being moderately to highly active during leisure time significantly reduces the risk of stroke later in life. With stroke currently being Australia's third largest cause of death after ischaemic heart disease and cancer, this may provide the nudge you needed to get out there and get moving. Each year, more than 40,000 Australians suffer a stroke and statistics show that a third of these victims will die within a year and half will be left disabled. Whilst stroke is more common amongst the elderly, over 50 per cent of strokes are under the age of 75 years with around 5 per cent of strokes under the age of 45 years.The National Stroke Foundation has warned that with the ageing population this number will rise to a staggering 74,000 by the year 2017 if nothing is done in prevention of stroke. The good news however is that although strokes can be treated they are also largely preventable."