| We all know that exercise is essential to living a | | | | By not being active it affects the body systems |
| long and healthy life so it is strange that only 15% | | | | right down to cellular level where the ability to |
| of adults get enough proper exercise. You could | | | | transfer oxygen from the bloodstream to cells is |
| liken not exercising to parking in a tow away area. | | | | diminished. And if you can't get enough oxygen |
| You think you can get away with it until you end | | | | out of your blood the quality of your entire life is |
| up with an expensive ticket. | | | | affected. |
| Inactive desk jobs, television addiction, computers | | | | With the stakes so high, every adult needs to |
| and convenience devices coupled with our fixation | | | | understand and recognize how essential proper |
| on cars, have created a sedentary world with | | | | exercise is to their health. People do know this |
| more than 8 out of 10 adults either inactive or | | | | intellectually, but don't seem to take the steps to |
| underactive. Small wonder that the world is in the | | | | put it into action. The bottom line is that it is not |
| midst of an obesity epidemic and 50% of the | | | | optional but a necessity particularly in the second |
| population suffers from at least one chronic | | | | half of life if you want your health span to equal |
| 'lifestyle' disease. | | | | your life span. |
| There is a high price tag to pay for not getting | | | | If you are new to exercise and wish to get |
| enough proper exercise adversely affecting the | | | | started on a proper program that includes mostly |
| function of the muscles, bones, brain, heart, blood | | | | strength training exercise it is important to seek |
| vessels, liver, the immune system and every | | | | the help of a fitness professional. Not only do you |
| other organ and system in the human body. An | | | | need to do the exercises properly you also need |
| inactive person is more likely to suffer from | | | | to do them with the right level of intensity |
| anxiety and depression, find stress harder to | | | | otherwise your results will be minimal. |
| manage and lose self confidence and self esteem. | | | | The damage done by lack of exercise is huge and |
| Without the stimulation of vigorous movement | | | | life threatening. Statistics show that it costs much |
| that works the muscular system the body senses | | | | less to stay strong and fit than it does to heal |
| that you don't need your strength any longer so | | | | health ailments and sickness brought on by not |
| you are automatically switched into 'shutdown' and | | | | doing enough proper strength building and |
| degeneration mode. This movement is essential | | | | maintaining exercise. |
| for the release of hormones such as human | | | | To respect and value your own body and health |
| growth hormone, a chemical messenger that | | | | and to provide it with what it needs to keep you |
| instructs the cells and tissues to repair, rebuild, | | | | healthy is the least expensive commodity and |
| replace and renew. | | | | such an easy thing to do. It is also the highest |
| From the top of your head to the bottom of | | | | calling or responsibility we can have to ourselves. |
| your toes, being physically active is the stimulus | | | | So take it upon yourself to just do it so you can |
| that gets the human body to work at its best | | | | enjoy a long and healthy life. |
| and prevents it from deteriorating. | | | | |