Regardless of where you’re at, how many times you’ve started – and then stopped… whatever the case may be, it’s NEVER too late to get healthy, and stay healthy.
Exercise is one such factor that just can’t be ignored.
Yes, most of us are aware of the importance of exercise. But it’s easy to lose sight, especially when life gets in the way. What the research shows, is that it’s critical to make sure we’re getting our body moving most days (ideally, ALL days, to some degree). Incorporating strength training, cardio, and high intensity training to some degree is the best way to be fit from every angle. But at the end of the day, just getting something in, is far better than nothing.
Check out this study:
After a European study was done with 14,599 people, with over 171,277 ‘person years’, it turns out your chances of living longer and dying from chronic disease is much less.
Crazy right?!
Sure, it makes sense. But sometimes we lose sight of how powerful exercise is for our overall health.
Just by increasing daily exercise from zero (sedentary) to 20 minutes reduced the risk of heart attacks, coronary heart disease, and heart failure by 52% in men and 8% in women.
“At the population level, meeting and maintaining at least the minimum physical activity recommendations would potentially prevent 46% of deaths associated with physical inactivity.”
Just start!
Just get your heart rate and respiratory rate up to a manageable rate, and enjoy the benefits!
Start with 10 minutes, and add on from there. No need to exceed 45-60 minutes. And you can vary your intensity!
Ways to make it even MORE enjoyable:
BMJ
. 2019 Jun 26;365:l2323.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l2323.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31243014
Epub 2010 Jun 23.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20576628
“Each 1-h/day increase in TV time was associated with increased hazard of all-cause (HR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01-1.09; 1270 deaths) and cardiovascular (HR = 1.07, 95% CI = 1.01-1.15; 373 deaths), but not cancer mortality (HR = 1.04, 95% CI = 0.98-1.10; 570 deaths). This was independent of gender, age, education, smoking, alcohol, medication, diabetes history, family history of cardiovascular disease and cancer, body mass index (BMI) and PAEE. “
JAMA Netw Open
. 2019 Mar 1;2(3):e190355.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0355.
Dr. Justin Lee is a passionate chiropractor who believes in the innate healing potential within you. This passion stems from a personal experience in collegiate hockey, competitive CrossFit, and a relentless pursuit to holistically optimize performance and recovery. His professional mission is to help as many individuals and families as possible uncover the path to true health. He is dedicated to guiding them on how to integrate lifestyle changes for a sustainable and healthier future. All of which shapes his unique approach to personalized chiropractic care.
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