| As we get older it is natural to sometimes think about | | | | not well either. And many more, at least 60% of us are |
| our health and wonder if we will become a victim of | | | | overweight or obese. |
| some dreaded disease or illness somewhere down | | | | There is such a simple solution to all of this it is hard to |
| the track. This implies that somehow it is a matter of | | | | understand why such intelligent beings would be in |
| luck or rather bad luck if we become a victim. We | | | | such denial about replacing this lack of activity with |
| hear and see people we know becoming sick and | | | | artificial "work" to allow our bodies to say healthy and |
| even dieing and wonder if this could happen to us. | | | | well. There is no way that we can remain disease free |
| In the past we did not know or believe that we could | | | | and not become overweight without using our muscles |
| do anything to influence our health other than being | | | | on a regular basis no matter what we may want to |
| sensible about how we eat and avoiding harmful | | | | believe. |
| habits. We now know that there is a lot more than we | | | | Unless you do a manual labor type job you simply |
| can and should be doing to help us avoid disease and | | | | must perform a proper exercise program two to three |
| get the most quality out of our life. | | | | times per week for your whole lifespan. Somehow |
| It would be easy to say "If only I had of known" when | | | | you have to change your mindset to understand and |
| it is too late and something happens to threaten our | | | | accept this. This is an easier option than risking having |
| health and our ability to live our life in the way we wish. | | | | your life cut short by some premature and preventable |
| But maybe we should take some responsibility to | | | | disease or illness. Isn't it? |
| educate ourselves and learn new skills so that some | | | | Modern exercise programs take into account that |
| of the fear can be removed. | | | | everybody is very busy and a proper program |
| One of the biggest threats to us humans is the lack of | | | | contains strength training exercise to work the |
| natural activity in our modern day lives. We do not | | | | muscles and the bones they are attached too quickly |
| need to exert ourselves as we once did to find food, | | | | and efficiently. You should seek the guidance of a |
| shelter and warmth. Our ancestors would have had to | | | | fitness professional so you can learn correct exercise |
| work very hard on a daily basis just to find these | | | | technique along with the correct intensity that you |
| things and survive. Our body is still programmed to be | | | | need to perform the exercises with. |
| able to do very vigorous activity as our genes have | | | | Along with a better chance of avoiding disease will be |
| not yet adapted to our easy, work free, technology | | | | rewarded with dozens of very positive benefits as |
| driven lifestyles. | | | | opposed to dozens of negative problems that a lack |
| Without this physical "work" there is no way for our | | | | of exercise will bring you both immediately and long |
| body to send the chemical messengers (the | | | | term. |
| hormones) to instruct every single cell in every tissue | | | | Make up your mind that you are going to protect your |
| and organ in our body to stay strong and healthy so | | | | health and future well-being by taking a proactive role. |
| that we may have the strength and energy to hunt | | | | Your proper exercise program will play a central part |
| and find food etc to survive. | | | | in this along with a common sense approach to your |
| What this means is that we now have a problem | | | | diet which should be based on natural whole foods |
| called modern chronic disease which effects us to the | | | | with minimal processing. |
| extent that one out of every two people on the planet | | | | Instead of saying "I wish I had known" you can now |
| have a disease or condition and many have multiple | | | | say "I am doing all I can to protect myself so I can live |
| chronic conditions. Many more people are feeling well | | | | my life to the fullest. |
| below par, tired, no energy, unmotivated, not sick but | | | | |