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Posted by Chris Christian Jul 29, 2008 |
As long as news and research indicate the collective fitness level of this country is declining, I will continue to stress the importance of transforming your lifestyle. Those people who need to take this step are probably not the one reading this blog, but if you are, good for you. You should be commended and so, I commend you, keep up the good work. I really mean that!
If you happen to be someone who is well on the path to a healthier lifestyle, please share this information with someone who may, by some miracle, be unaware. Healthy living is a lifestyle; you should not expect yourself to make all the changes at one time. It is best to begin slowly and gradually build up from there (where you currently are).
I have found over the years as a personal trainer that some people, mainly gen-x (but other generations as well), don’t focus much on food choices, activity level (or lack there of) and how these choices will affect them later. They really haven’t considered the long term affects and won’t until they are diagnosed with an adverse condition or disease. There is good news surrounding these diagnoses, however. Changing your eating habits and adjusting your activity level can quite possibly reduce the impact of the condition or get rid of it all together.
Of course the other choice is, don’t wait until you are diagnosed with a disease or condition to begin the process of altering those unhealthy habits. It’s your choice. I’ll talk more about the steps you can take to shift from unhealthy habits to healthy habits, smoothly and easily in my next article, “Shifting To A healthy Lifestyle”.