Posts Tagged ‘exercise’

Exercise Impact on Diabetes Not Getting Through

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Recent data on diabetes cases indicates diabetes is rising rapidly in the U.S. According to a new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey, the disease is now affecting 11.3% of American adults, up from 10.4% in Q3, 2009. This equates to about 26 million Americans now, and if the trend continues, 37 million w by the end of 2015.

Interestingly, the survey also showed the U.S. obesity rate is up about 1 percent on Q:Q comparisons with 2008. Individuals who are obese are almost three times as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. Currently, more than one-fifth of obese adults have diabetes [21.2%, compared to 7.4% of non-obese of similar age]

Further correlations indicated a higher incidence of diabetes among those who didn’t exercise at least a half hour on any given day in the previous week. Indications of exercise undertaken in the week prior to the survey:

  • Exercised at least 30 minutes a day, every day – 9.5%
  • Exercised at least 30 minutes a day, four to six times – 8%
  • Did not exercise at least 30 minutes any time -15%

Maybe the government does need to introduce a FAT TAX – not on the food, but on the people. It will solve the health budget and economy all in one hit.

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Get Fitter By The Hour

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

With a lot of us feeling like we have to put in more effort to keep our jobs and businesses from falling into the hands of the recession, it is easy to feel like there is no time for keeping fit. For those who feel they have no time to exercise and become strong and healthy…just read the following;

Total Hours Per Week = 168

  • Sleep at 8 hours a night = 56
  • Work = 40 hours
  • Travel = 10 hours
  • Meals [3 a day at 1 hour each] = 21
  • Personal & Household at 2 hours a day = 14 hours
  • Family time at 2 hours a day = 14 hours

A total of 155 hours. That still leave 13 hours a week for an exercise program or something else. Even if you work 50 hours a week, you still have 6 hours a week to spend on other activities.

Not convinced….well then take it hour by hour. Evey hour take 5 minutes to do some type of exercise. Desk workout, sit ups, squats, push ups [wall or floor], walking the stairs. Not only will you end up spending about 8 hours a week exercising, you will be less stressed from taking mini-breaks.

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Don’t Let Recession Hype Age You

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

With so much media attention on the recession, and possible depression – it is difficult for it not to have a rather demoralising impact. And with that comes all the normal downhill feelings and impacts such as stress, depression, over-eating, lack of exercise etc etc.

The current situation has been caused by nothing more that GREED! As consumers, we have been over indulging our consumerism in an unhealthy manner – and the financial institutions have been greedy by offering loans at low interest rates, to those whom they KNOW will most likely be unable to handle payments at the average or above interest rate of 7.5%.

So guess what – the empire struck back!  And it is forcing all greedy, over indulgent consumers and businesses into a forced diet program. Nothing more, nothing less.

So don’t look around for someone else to blame, and don’t blame the government. Anger is a very unhealthy emotion, and if you have lost on the stock market or your property investment – guess what, the only person to blame is yourself. So toughen up and determine the worse possible outcome, accept it and be grateful for anything more that you hold on to from that worst position.

Don’t buy into worrying about the future. YOu are more likely to rise from the ashes so to speak if you remain calm, concentration on one day at a time, and above anything else – LOOK AFTER YOUR HEALTH.

Exercise is a great stress breaker. Refuse to buy into a depression – Get a T-Shirt printed with those very words and wear it proudly. Start a support group to help each other out – you may just make some new deep friendships along the way.

Stress, poor diet, smoking, excessive alcohol and lack of exercise are the fastest way to age.

So don’t pay out twice – you may lose some money, some assets but you still have your most valuable asset – you and those you love.

Be strong and age slowly!

Nicola

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