Let's Get Physical

Did you know that the most important issue in your health picture is how much you move your body every day? An active person always has a better health picture than someone who never moves. Even a fat active person is healthier than a skinny couch potato. Inactivity is an even greater health risk than smoking, believe it or not. So that will tell you the importance of cardiovascular exercise (the kind you do when you walk, run, cycle or swim). 

The first step toward a healthier lifestyle is to get off the couch and start moving around more. The benefits to your health and energy levels will be felt very soon.

You need proof? Here is what regular exercise will do for you.

It:

Reduces the risk of heart disease.

Helps keep weight under control

Improves blood cholesterol levels

Prevents and manages high blood pressure

Prevents bone loss

Boosts energy levels

Helps manage stress

Releases tension

Improves the quality of your sleep

Improves self image

Counters anxiety and depression

Increases muscle strength

Slows the ageing process

And…Here is what happens of you don't move:

 You will gradually put on more and more weight

 Your blood cholesterol level will increase

 Your blood pressure will rise

 You will risk developing heart disease

 The risk of stroke becomes higher

 Your immune system will be weaker and you will have less resistance to disease

 Your bones will become brittle

 Your energy levels will decrease

 You will have poor muscle tone, strength, flexibility

 You will not feel well and become grumpy

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Convinced? Get off the couch and get moving!

SO, how much how often and what kind of exercise?

Rule of thumb is usually about 30 minutes minimum per day. The kind of thing that will make you warm and slightly breathless, like walking, running or cycling.

In How to Fit Fitness In, I give examples of how to incorporate exercise into the daily life of even the busiest person