More Tidbits from Megan's Lesson

REDUCE YOUR RISK
Regular brisk physical activity- at least 30 minutes a day – can reduce your risk of:
Premature death by 30-50%
Heart disease by 40-50%
Stroke by 30-50%
Type 2 diabetes by 30-40%
Cancer by 20-30%
Colon cancer by 30-50%
Osteoporosis by 40-50%

Published in a Mayo clinic newsletter, Source: The 30-minute Fitness Solution, by JoAnn Manson and Patricia Amend

KEEP ON TRUCKIN’
When it com3es to exercise, remember that you’re not a professional athlete- and fitness is not about perfection and getting an A+.
If you didn’t feel like going to the gym today (or if you drove to work instead of walking to the bus stop), don’t beat yourself up over it. Your good intentions are not forever destroyed because of a lapse – or two. Just tell yourself you’ll do better tomorrow. Then pat yourself on the back for all the good things you’ve done for yourself over the past few months.

FITNESS: SOME DOES A LOT
If you go from unfit to moderately fit, you cut your risk of a premature death in half.
When you go from moderately fit to very fit, you drop your risk of dying prematurely by only another 10-15%.
In other words, you don’t’ have to be an ultra-athlete to go a long way toward protecting your health.

Published in a May clinic newsletter, Source: Steven Blaire, MD, president American College of Sports Medicine