Do You Have the Warning Signs of Disuse? - By: Gen Wright

Many people view exercise as an optional extra that is at the bottom of the totem pole of priorities. That it is something to do when there is time left over or when 'we feel like it'.

Well if you wish to improve your health and get and stay in shape the very first obstacle you need to get past is thinking that it is an option.

Devoting some a small amount of time each week to your exercise program is a must, not a luxury. Whether we like it or not, our bodies function better and last longer when they get the essential movement they need to stay healthy and well.

You have to give your body enough strength building and maintaining activity. It is important to understand that fact. Whether you choose to accept and act on that reality or not will affect both the quality and the length of your life. Exercise tells the body to grow and stay strong. Sitting or being inactive too long tells the body to deteriorate and decay.

Symptoms of disuse include being overweight or obese, flabby and weak muscles, lack of endurance, lack of energy, low breathing capacity, intolerance to stress, joint aches and pains, poor circulation, anxiety and depression, elevated resting pulse rate and blood pressure and increased blood-fat levels.

Along with these symptoms comes a dangerous increased risk of chronic disease as the body heads slowly down a downward spiral. But for many people they ignore it saying "It's not too bad I will work on it later".

You see the signs of warning and proof of what is happening to your body and your health but you cannot ignore them as they continue to encroach on your life. You could liken it to parking in a tow away zone, until you get a ridiculously expensive ticket you keep trying to get away with it.

With the stakes so high every adult needs to recognize how important a proper exercise program is in our modern day lives. Our lives today are busy and stressful but lack any meaningful activity. Our grandparents had the opposite; they had to do manual labor just to exist but had low stress levels. They didn't have to sit in traffic for endless hours or stare at a computer screen for much of the day.

Our exercise program can provide some down time or 'me' time to de-stress oneself along with providing the necessary 'movement' and activity that stimulates the hormones of growth that renew, repair, rebuild and replace our cells and tissues. Without those signals there can only be decay.

It is important that any exercise program undertaken is made up of mostly strength training exercise as our muscle tissue drives our metabolism (our body's engine) and this is the only activity that will keep our muscles and bones strong. Don't get fooled into thinking that low intensity activities like walking, jogging or cycling can ever replace a proper exercise program.

It is important that each one of us takes an active part in protecting ourselves against the many degenerative diseases and conditions that were once thought to be a natural part of aging. The high cost of inactivity is not a cost that most of us can afford and participating just 2-3 times a week with your strength training program will go a long way into preventing this. So, be proactive, keep yourself strong and fit and protect your future.

Many people view exercise as an optional extra that is at the bottom of the totem pole of priorities...

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