EXERCISE
& FITNESS
Exercise
to Improve Your Body and Your Brain
Exercise is a
critical component of good health, especially as you age.
Exercise will help you:
- Sleep better
- Lose weight,
gain weight, or maintain weight, depending on your needs
- Improve your
resistance to fight infections
- Lower your
risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes
- Help your
brain work better, making you smarter
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Exercise
Can Increase Your HDL
Certain obese
men can increase their levels of "good" cholesterol
through regular extended endurance exercise, a new study
has found.
The study results
are encouraging because men of normal weight and low triglyceride
levels (a type of fat associated with heart disease) and
low levels of "good" (HDL) cholesterol may find
it difficult to increase their levels of HDL cholesterol.
Low HDL levels can increase the chances of heart disease.
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How
to Activate "Survival Reflexes" for Improved Strength
and Function
By Paul Chek, HHP, NMT
When you see
all the fancy cars exiting the drive through at McDonald’s,
it’s hard to imagine that the people driving those
cars are actually the product of millions of years of evolution,
having battled the elements, fought off predators and are
what Darwin would consider the ‘fittest’ of
our species. In fact, until nearly 10,000 years ago, most
of our ancestors still lived a very primal existence, with
some tribes existing right up into the 1930s.
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The
Power of Walking
By Paul Chek, HHP, NMT
Today, most civilized
countries face the highest incidence of obesity, disease
and orthopedic injury in almost every conceivable category
on record. These types of health issues persist despite
our vast quantity of medical technology and the presence
of more doctors and health care professionals than ever
in history. Given our resources and current state of health,
one must surmise ... if there is anything we can do for
ourselves, we best get moving! |
Laziness
Increases Dangerous Organ Fat
People who don’t
exercise build dangerous fat among their organs more quickly
than previously thought, according to a study.
Researchers looked
at visceral fat, fat among the organs that is often invisible
but is linked with insulin resistance (pre-diabetes), heart
disease and other metabolic syndromes. |
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