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Physical Inactivity Is Killing Us

After smoking and obesity, lack of exercise is the third-leading cause of premature death in the U.S. today. The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports estimates that physical inactivity contributes to 300,000 preventable deaths in the nation each year. Inactive people are twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease, the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. They’re also at increased risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure increased cholesterol, cancer, stroke, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression. Today, some of these ailments increasingly affect young adults as well as children and teens that perform insufficient exercise.

WANT TO STAY YOUNG!

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age,

weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on.

The only person who is with us our entire life, is

ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's

family, pets, keepsakes, music,

plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is

unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can

improve, get help.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at

every opportunity.

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