Exercise
Did you know? – Most people burn at least 100 calories for every mile they walk OR run, regardless of speed?
FACT – Exercise is the single most important thing you can do to get healthy, stay healthy and keep chronic diseases at bay.
Endurance exercise is also known as aerobic or cardiovascular exercise because it conditions two of the most important organs of your body, the heart and lungs. The International Sports Sciences Association reports that every day a conditioned heart will beat about 30,000 times less than one not conditioned. This means increased energy and greater productivity.
Resistance training increases muscle strength and bone density (especially important for women). This is absolutely an essential ingredient in weight control. Furthermore, the less muscle you have, the less energy your body uses (i.e. lower metabolism) and the easier it is to gain weight.
Benefit
According to a report by the U.S. Surgeon General, Physical Activity and Health, says that regular physical activity:
* Improves your chances of living longer and living healthier
* Helps you from developing heart disease and its help aides high blood pressure and high cholesterol
* Helps protect from developing certain cancers, including colon and breast cancer
* Helps prevent TYPE 2 diabetes
* Helps prevent arthritis and may help relieve pain and stiffness in people with this condition
* Helps prevent bone loss known as osteoporosis
* Reduces the risk of falling among older adults
* Relieves symptoms of depression and anxiety and improves mood
* Helps prevent impotence and
* Controls weight
Solution
Get moving! We need to burn at least 2000 calories a week to reap the benefits of physical activity. This equates to 30 minutes of physical activity per day. Consider 30 minutes of physical activity as a daily minimum for maintaining your health and weight. Run, walk, swim, do aerobics, Jazzercise, Dancercise or yoga. Ride a bike, take the stairs instead of the elevator or park further away from the office or mall.