What is your preferred method of exercise using a sporting medium to get in those huffs puffs and beads of sweat? Cycling? Swimming? Jogging? Soccer? There are so many different activities that most folks can find one they like and stick with it -- and get in daily (if not, very frequent) exercise as a result.

But if you're a daily jogger (treadmill or outside), how about a change for the better? A recent experiment from Europe found that two to three weekly rounds of soccer produced massive health benefits that outstripped even the expectations of the researchers who performed the study. Every measurement that was taken with those who played soccer for the three-month period went up (in a good way), noted the researchers.

While it's hard to play soccer by yourself (not a problem with jogging), the nature of the sport itself, even when done just a few times a week for an hour or so, seems like the perfect exercise for many of us. Now, where's that ball?