I’m always shocked at how many people tell me the reason they cannot exercise is because they just don’t have time. This just amazes me.
How can people not understand that regular exercise is the most important thing that any of us can do each day? It is what sustains us, keeps us healthy and helps us to live longer, more productive lives.
Over 14 million people have diabetes, and over six million of them are unaware that they currently have the disease. Cancer and heart disease are two of the leading diseases that kill adults each year. Many people would be alive today if they had taken the time to exercise 30 minutes per day and had maintained healthy diets.
So how is it that these same folks who cannot find one half hour per day to exercise have time to eat lunch, call their friends, shop, pay bills, do laundry and watch TV?
Thirty years ago when I started Fitcorp, I used to tell people that regular exercise may make you healthier and allow you to live longer. Today, research has proven that regular exercise will improve both the quality and quantity of your life. A 30-minute exercise program conducted five days per week will prevent heart disease and many forms of cancer, control your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, allow you to maintain a normal body weight, help you to sleep better, improve your sex life and help you cope with daily stress.
Exercise is the most important thing I do for myself, and I block out an hour in my schedule each day for it. I do not allow my workout to take a backseat to meetings, lunch dates, phone calls or TV.
So tell me, are you going to rethink committing one half hour per day to taking care of yourself?
by Gary T. Klencheski
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