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Doctor’s Senior Exercise & Health Newsletter May 1, 2002 Issue Vol. 2 No 8 In This Newsletter Introduction Healthfully yours Health Hints Introduction*** The Doctor’s Senior Exercise & Health Newsletter is written monthly, solely for information to help seniors, baby boomers and anyone who may have an interest in staying healthy, living a vigorous, active lifestyle and combating the aging process. The newsletter also includes know-how in the form of useful tips and links to more extensive material on the Internet. It is not meant to prescribe treatments for any particular condition except as something that the individual may wish to discuss with their healthcare professional. Website: http://www.doctorsexercise.com How to subscribe: Click Newsletter on left menu at website for more info and to subscribe or browse directly to: http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dsenews E-Mail address: newsletter@doctorsexercise.com The Doctor’s Senior Exercise Newsletter strives to give you the best available news that we hope will help you in your efforts to maintain a vigorous, pain-free and happy lifestyle. However, you should always seek advice from your healthcare professional before trying any new treatments that you feel may help you. Discussing your intentions with your doctor is always the proper procedure. Healthfully Yours*** I have always stressed the importance of exercise and being active. Obesity has become a serious disease and is getting worse. Just look around you no matter where you happen to be and observe those around you. Years ago you would never see the number of beer bellies that you see now. This is not only restricted to the senior population, but has become an epidemic in baby boomers and children as well. Children who are not restricted in their eating habits and allowed to indulge in eating junk foods, overeating and getting enough exercise, will become obese adults. The Government has become more cognizant of the fact that there are more people that are “couch potatoes” than ever before. They too realize the importance of exercise, especially in the senior years. The National Center for Health Statistics released a report addressing this problem. They remind people of the link of being obese to heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. Based on interviews with 68,000 adults during the years 1997 and 1998, The National Center for Health Statistics reveal the sharp rise in diabetes in younger adults. The diabetes is related to the inactivity of these individuals, leading to the increase of obesity in this segment of the population. Although the statistical data for the year 2001 is not yet complete, early evaluation of the statistics shows that there has not been any significant statistical change. The Government, recognizing the seriousness of the lack of activity among the entire population, is trying to get local communities to get involved by having them sponsor, walkathons, exercise classes, bike riding, dances and other activities to get their citizens off the couches and start moving. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent booklets to the local community leaders to inspire them to get more involved in getting their citizens more dedicated in joining fitness programs. People who are in the upper level of wage earners are more apt to join exercise programs and engage in sports activities than those in the lower strata of wage earners. Whites also are more likely to exercise more than blacks and Hispanics. Those with higher education levels are more exercise oriented and are more geared to start an exercise program. Many people will start an exercise program and will stop it within a month. They of course have many excuses. Busy working, family matters interfere and live to far from a gym. Many years ago I was one of those people. I exhorted my patients to exercise to improve their health, however I neglected to take my own advice. I was to busy in the office and just didn’t have the time When I realized my health was being impaired I decided to do something about it. I needed a program that didn’t require me to go to a gym. I wanted to do it in the privacy of my home, without fancy equipment and frankly do it fast. For about eight months I experimented with various exercises until I came up with a combination of ten exercises that I could live with. The exercises I chose were non-impact and yet provided a total body workout, all without using any special equipment. I worked with this program for the next three months and I realized that I was now dedicated to it. Anyone who finds a program they like and are comfortable with it and stick it out for three months will stay with that program. When I realized the health benefits that this program has given me and to my patients, I produced a video of it so that others will be able to benefit as well. I call this video “Doctor’s Senior Exercise”. More information can be found at www.doctorsexercise.com . To learn more about what an exercise program can do for you, read on at the Health Hints below. Health Hints*** Exercise can be the single most important activity in your life. The benefits are enormous and will add years to your life by increasing your longevity. These are the benefits you can garner. 1. It builds your muscular strength and strengthens the joints. 2. It builds your endurance. 3. It is heart healthy and will prevent heart disease. 4. It strengthens your immune system 5. It strengthens the bones and prevents or improves osteoporosis. 6. It helps control blood pressure. 7. It will lower cholesterol and triglicerides. 8. It reduces stress, and helps control depression and anxiety. 9. It helps in controlling your weight. 10. It improves your sleep. 11. It reduces risk factors for colon cancer. 12. It reduces risk factors for heart disease. 13. It reduces risk factors for type 2 Diabetes. 14. It can prevent and even improve atherosclerosis. (The buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries). 15. It improves the circulation to your brain, keeping the arteries flexible, thereby improving your memory. 16. It improves the circulation to your lungs, increasing the “VO2 Max” oxygen uptake. 17. It strengthens the diaphragm, the large muscle that aids in the breathing process. 18. It strengthens the muscles and ligaments in your feet and reduces pain that will be due to the lax muscles and ligaments. 19. It strengthens the abdominal muscles, which aid in the support of the spine and in the digestive processes. 20. It strengthens the Para-spinal muscles that help hold the spine erect. 21. It improves your posture and gives you a feeling of vigor. What more can you expect by spending anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes a day? When you exercise is of course up to you. Personally I like to get up a half hour early and do my exercise. I feel this sets me up for the day and feel more vigorated for the rest of the day. Besides your exercise program, you make more of an effort to keep moving as well. Walk instead of driving wherever possible. Walk up and down a stairway instead of using the elevator. Swim when you can and take walks whenever possible. You get the picture by now. Start an exercise program that you can live with. Get off those couches and start moving to stay healthy and vigorous. Doc Cane. P.S. Please forward this Newsletter in its entirety to one or more friends. They may wish to subscribe to future Newsletters! I wish to thank all my loyal readers, and look forward to bringing you Newsletters that will be of interest to you. Copyright, Disclaimer, and Trademark information Copyrightă 1997-2002 Emanuel M. Cane. All rights reserved. Except stated below, this material or parts thereof may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed by any means whatsoever without explicit, written permission from the author. ************* You may circulate copies of the Doctor’s Senior Exercise & Newsletter by Manually forwarding it, providing you forward the issue in it’s entirety, no fee is involved, and you may forward no more than three issues to any one individual. You may not attach advertising or otherwise modify the text of the newsletter |
