We're stuck at our desks for eight hours a day, we're not moving our bodies and our diets are made of mainly processed crap.
Well, that sucks.
This is all according to a recent study. Even more depressing: obese women average about 11 seconds of exercise a day, resulting in about one hour per year while obese men get about 3.6 hours of exercise per year.
In the era of constant streams of information (including blogs like these) telling us that exercise will change our lives and help us live longer, where is the disconnect? Why are people not getting the message and taking control of their health?
The study's lead author, Edward Archer a nutrition and obesity researcher at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, intimates we're that kind of lazy.
"We've engineered physical activity out of our daily lives and that's causing the health disparities that we have in this country," Archer tells HealthDay.
Think about it, so much of our every day life is automated and engineered to make us lazier: the remote control, being able to control our lives with our laptops and iPads, drive through everything. You get the idea.
What does the multitude of wonderful technological innovations encourage us to do? Spend more time at our desks, getting sicker, fatter and closer to death. It's a slippery slope.
The thing is, exercise is freaking awesome. No other way to put it. It's freaking awesome. Nothing eliminates stress, makes you feel better about yourself and makes you look better than exercise.
Don't have enough time to workout? Bullsh&%. You do. You just don't make it a priority. It doesn't have to be 90 minutes every day. You can get in great shape exercising 30 minutes most days of the week while mixing in a longer pilates class, a game of tennis, a round of golf or whatever floats your fitness boat once or twice.
Exercise is truly nature's antidepressant. Make the commitment to do it five days a week and notice how much better you feel about yourself. The improved physical appearance is simply a nice bonus.
Be honest: why do you struggle with making a commitment to exercise?
Well, that sucks.
This is all according to a recent study. Even more depressing: obese women average about 11 seconds of exercise a day, resulting in about one hour per year while obese men get about 3.6 hours of exercise per year.
In the era of constant streams of information (including blogs like these) telling us that exercise will change our lives and help us live longer, where is the disconnect? Why are people not getting the message and taking control of their health?
The study's lead author, Edward Archer a nutrition and obesity researcher at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, intimates we're that kind of lazy.
"We've engineered physical activity out of our daily lives and that's causing the health disparities that we have in this country," Archer tells HealthDay.
Think about it, so much of our every day life is automated and engineered to make us lazier: the remote control, being able to control our lives with our laptops and iPads, drive through everything. You get the idea.
What does the multitude of wonderful technological innovations encourage us to do? Spend more time at our desks, getting sicker, fatter and closer to death. It's a slippery slope.
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Don't have enough time to workout? Bullsh&%. You do. You just don't make it a priority. It doesn't have to be 90 minutes every day. You can get in great shape exercising 30 minutes most days of the week while mixing in a longer pilates class, a game of tennis, a round of golf or whatever floats your fitness boat once or twice.
Exercise is truly nature's antidepressant. Make the commitment to do it five days a week and notice how much better you feel about yourself. The improved physical appearance is simply a nice bonus.
Be honest: why do you struggle with making a commitment to exercise?
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