Exercise: Saving Money, Saving Lives
People are always striving to look and feel younger. People often search for the magic pill that will make them look younger, become thinner, tighten their skin and feel more active. Americans spend billions of dollars a year for weight loss products and services that do not work. What does work? Studies have shown exercise maintains a healthy weight along with increasing health benefits. Every hour you spend on aerobic exercise you gain two hours to your life. You don’t need to spend a penny to go for a walk. Stop spending money on products that don’t work and that could jeopardize your health. Exercise will save you money in the long run and save your life.
Exercise reduces several chronic diseases, increases physical fitness and improves function. By performing as little as 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity, such as walking would greatly increase health benefits for an individual that lives a sedentary lifestyle. (1) An important factor is it doesn’t matter what kind of physical activity it is. It could be yard work, hiking, gardening, sports, planed exercise, swimming etc.
The truth about weight gain, weight loss, or maintaining weight is simple. To be in control of you weight you need to know your “calories in” and “calories out”. The calories that you eat are “calories in” and the calories that your body burns is “calories out”. If you consume more calories than your body burns off you will gain weight. If you body burns more calories than you consume than you will lose weight. To stay the same weight calories in and out need to be the same.
There are two ways you can become in a negative caloric balance. One way is to consume less calories than your body burns off or increase your activity so your body is burning off more calories. Staying active will save you money in the long run, from doctor visits, medications, missing work, and back pain. Exercise is preventive medicine.
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1 “Result Filters.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.
