Warning! Lack of Exercise Could Be Harmful To Your Heath by Laura Turner

You know it’s bad when the Surgeon General issues a warning

that lack of exercise is hazardous to your health. And that

was back in ’96. Since then, the stats haven’t improved much,

either: 25% of the American population is still sedentary and

60% do not exercise regularly (Reference: http://www.cdc.gov).

For fitness minded folks, we could do worse than to follow the

“hour-a-day” prescription outlined by the Surgeon General’s

Healthy People Report. It’s just a guideline, of course and,

as you already know, any amount of activity packed into your

busy schedule is going to earn you healthy rewards. But there

are plenty of other reasons to exercise.

“If people exercised only moderately,” says Janet Kneiss,

Physical Therapist, “there would be far less incidence of

injury. The 15 or so people I see daily, who come in with

back and neck problems, usually don’t want to exercise, they

want a quick fix.”

The solution as she sees it?

“I think, if people could just reframe the idea of it [exercise]

being so much work and focus more on the enjoyment of doing

it,they would find the experience more positive.”

So, if exercise alone can keep you injury and disease free,

how do you keep it from being just another thing “to-do?”

Here are a couple ideas:

Do something you enjoy: This sounds incredibly simple, but

it’s worth mentioning. As we’ve already said, most seasoned

fitness fanatics as well as neophytes will be the first to tell

you: if you do something you enjoy, you will stick to it. What

do you like to do? Walk? Run? Spin the treadmill while

watching the tube? Or how about branching out and trying

something unique and different like kick-boxing or martial

arts? It’s a great idea to add variety; it will keep your

exercise fresh and interesting.

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