Hormesis is the hypothesis that a certain amount of stress is good for you. It activates your body's defense and cell repair systems. Too little stress is just as bad as too much stress. So we have to find that happy medium, that magic amount that will promote health and get your body's systems to "exercise".
I came across an interesting page at gettingstronger.com, where he gives this philosophy a name: Hormetism. It's worth a look.
http://gettingstronger.org/hormesis/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis
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