staying healthy in the fast lanebetter. So if you want to be well and stay well, stay away from doc-
tors and hospitals, have lower medical insurance rates and bills,
have more vitality, and function into your senior years then move
every day! Starting now! Do something daily that gets your heart
rate up (aerobics), challenges your muscles (strength training),
and causes you to extend and contract ligaments, muscles, and
tendons (flexibility).
“Out-of-Body” Benefits of Exercise
- Reduces individual and government healthcare costs
- Reduces health and life insurance premiums
- Increases personal and national work productivity
- Reduces prescription medication and supplement needs
- Saves money and time on medical visits and lab tests
- Gives you more energy and time to do what you enjoy
How Much Exercise Is Enough?
Thinking about how we evolved and the amount of movement
done by healthy aging cultures, we need to expect movement ev-
ery day—not three days per week, but every day, for a minimum of
a half-hour per day. I say shoot for one hour daily. If you shoot for
one hour and fall short a day or two, two things usually happen:
- You don’t quit being an exerciser.
- You will continue to see results and stay motivated.
That said, remember that something is always better than noth-
ing. If you can’t hit your ideal time, do something. Fifteen minutes
of walking is always, always better than nothing. The benefits of
exercise are cumulative!