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Feature Writer: Chris Christian
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It seems fitness is eluding many of us. Talk about the benefits of eating healthy, becoming more active and reducing stress, inflated numbers for type1 and 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and obesity indicate we aren’t doing enough. There are many reasons for these shortfalls but we must intensify our efforts.

Whether running in the park or parking your car, weight lifting or lifting babies, shoveling snow or snow skiing; we’ll explore ways to enhance fitness. We’ll discuss energy replenishment and hydration and dove into the mental, emotional and energetic aspects of fitness as well.

I hope you find fitness.suite101.com informative, enlightening and refreshing. Stop by for motivation and inspiration on your fitness journey.

-Where we stand is where we start- Chris Christian

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May 7, 2008

Move It Or Lose It

Study after study reminds us what we already know- we need to be participating in some form of physical activity on a regular bases to remain healthy.


I just read an interesting article based on a study of physical activity and senior citizens. Here’s what was ascertained - aerobic exercise gives older adults a boost in brainpower, according to a recent review of studies from the Netherlands. “Aerobic physical exercises that improve cardiovascular fitness also help boost cognitive processing speed, motor function and visual and auditory attention in healthy older people,”said lead review author Maaike Angevaren.

There were a lot of statistics and data cited in the article but the bottom line was, according to these studies, exercise enhances brain function. It is believed that around age 50, even healthy older adults begin to experience mild declines in cognition. These results were compared to the cognitive function of sedimentary adults who after participating in the study showed cognitive improvement.

I believe and have for sometime that the human body is designed to move and as our physical activity levels diminish so too do our bodies. Be it cognitive abilities or functional abilities sedimentariness breads decline.

Based on the finding of this particular study (and many more) don’t you think any activity that stimulates the body to utilize more energy and oxygen would have a positive effect of the brain and the overall status of ones health, I do! Doesn’t it make sense that allowing the body to do what it was designed to do will help keep it functioning at respectable level? I do!

You do not have to wait until your body is so de-conditioned that your doctor tells you to get off of you buns if you want to see your grandchildren grow up. Just as a car will deteriorate if it sits for years so to will your body, start moving today!

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