Dallas, TX (1888PressRelease)
September 20, 2007 - According to a report by the Center on an Aging Society at Georgetown University, for older Americans, obesity is a risk factor for the 10 leading causes of death in America. Those would be coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, stroke and several forms of cancer.
Older Americans Report more activity limitations. However recent surveys indicate that this is changing for some older Americans. For an example, Surveys show that only 30 percent of Americans aged 45 to 64 exercise regularly, while 32 percent of adults 65 and older follow a regular plan of exercise.
When we do not exercise, fat displaces muscle, muscles become smaller and weaker-a process known as atrophy, and we gain weight more easily because even at rest muscles burn more calories than does fat. Added weight puts added stress on the weight bearing joints of the knees, hips, ankles and feet.
With exercise, our bones, particularly our joint bones and the bones of the spinal column, rebuild and repair themselves as they should. Without exercise, they tend to become thin and porous-a condition known as osteoporosis.
One thing that can help to start is an annual visit to your doctor. Jon Benson can attest to that fact. Not quite 40, Jon was clinically obese at 70 pounds over weight. His triglycerides were over 1,000, his resting heart rate was 98 and his blood pressure was 190/110. His doctor even told him , “Jon, if you don’t change your ways, you’ll never live to see your 40th birthday.”
So being told at age 38 that he was in danger of not seeing his 40th birthday, Jon decided to do something about his weight, and today at 43 he is in optimum health. Jon is an example of many Americans today who have decided to make some changes in their lifestyles, so that he will not have to suffer the fates of our older Americans.
To discuss this subject more fully, go to my blog at http://healthandfitnessindustry.blogspot.com/
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