| You just put in a good 10 hour day in front of your | | | | 30 on. This also translates into a 10 - 15 percent loss |
| computer screen, and the last thing you want to do | | | | of strength per decade. Once again, if you don't use |
| is exercise. Let's see, exercise, and improve your | | | | the muscle, you will lose the muscle quickly. |
| fitness level, or sit down with a glass of wine and | | | | 7. OSTEOPOROSIS - Fragile bones cause more than |
| watch your favorite evening television show. What | | | | 1.5 million fractures each year in the U.S. Bone is like |
| would you do? | | | | muscle, if you stress it, it responds. If you don't, you |
| Seventy percent of individuals know they should | | | | gradually lose its strength, and increase your chances |
| exercise, but choose the wine and the television | | | | of breaking them. Regular weekly strength training |
| program instead. | | | | can help prevent osteoporosis, and decrease your |
| Do you know this simple daily decision can end up | | | | chances of breaking a bone. |
| being detrimental to your health? According to the | | | | 8. MENTAL HEALTH - People who don't exercise on a |
| USCDC, 54.1% of adults don't do the minimum level | | | | regular basis are more prone to develop depression. |
| of exercise or physical activity recommended for | | | | According to a recent study, people who were more |
| wellness. The slogan "use it or lose it" has never been | | | | active were nearly 20 percent less likely to be |
| more true. | | | | diagnosed with depression over the next five years |
| The simple innocent choice of not exercising has | | | | than less active people. Fitness conscious individuals |
| shown, in studies, to promote 10 serious health | | | | also generally display an improved self esteem, or self |
| conditions you don't ever want to develop. The | | | | image. |
| bottom line is physical inactivity has a lot of unhealthy | | | | 9. WEIGHT - If you are inactive, year in and year |
| implications even at our bodies cellular level. At the | | | | out, you will eventually gain weight and lose fitness |
| cellular level, inactivity decreases the ability to | | | | which increases the chance of a heart attacks, and |
| transfer oxygen from your blood stream to your | | | | diabetes. |
| cells, and also decreases the number of power | | | | 10. IMMUNE SYSTEM - Moderate amounts of |
| activating mitochondria. However, the worst cost of | | | | exercise reduces the risk of upper respiratory |
| not exercising or being physically active can result in | | | | infection. Regular exercise may boost immune |
| the following 10 devastating conditions: | | | | function. |
| 1. CANCER - Studies have shown that fitness | | | | Now I would like to ask that same question I asked |
| enthusiastic men and women who are physically | | | | above. What would you do? Wine and television, or |
| active have a 30 to 40 percent lower risk of colon | | | | physical activity? |
| cancer compared to individuals who are inactive. | | | | Now for the good news! In as little as 30 minutes of |
| 2. DIABETES - Studies show lack of regular physical | | | | exercise or fitness work each day, you can |
| exercise increases insulin sensitivity. Diabetes is | | | | significantly decrease your chances of developing any |
| considered the "sedentary disease" which is striking | | | | of these horrible conditions mentioned above. This is |
| people at an alarming rate. If it is not controlled, it | | | | the best "medicine" any doctor can possibly prescribe! |
| can destroy the body's organs. | | | | I hope I have encouraged you to become more |
| 3. HEART - Lack of consistent physical activity, over | | | | physically active today, and beyond. Your quality of |
| time, decreases the function of the heart muscle, | | | | life depends upon it. Consider these the most |
| affects the blood vessels, including the large aortic | | | | important words you will hear today! |
| artery to the veins and small capillaries. According to | | | | Remember, you have a choice. Make the fitness |
| many studies, scientists have good reason to believe | | | | choice. |
| that regular exercise protects the heart. | | | | __________ |
| 4. STROKE - Regular exercisers are 25% less likely to | | | | For information on how to develop a fitness program |
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| cholesterol, and reduces the risk of blood clots. | | | | ___________ |
| 5. BRAIN - People who are physically active, | | | | *** Attention: Ezine Editors / Website Owners *** |
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| 6. MUSCLES - If you don't exercise on a regular basis, | | | | long as the links, and resource box are not altered in |
| you are at risk of losing some 6 percent of your | | | | any way. |
| muscles mass every decade of life from the age of | | | | |