If you have bones and muscles . . . keep reading!
If you have family with bones and muscles . . . keep reading! If you want to keep all those bones and muscles—and everything else—working, but you think fitness is too expensive . . . keep reading! Most of us can’t count on “good genes” to keep us going in top condition. But by making health a priority and adopting a preventive mindset, we can control our weight, reduce our risk of disease, strengthen our bones and muscles, improve mood and mental health. And, the healthier our bodies are, the more easily we recover from illnesses or accidents. We have a window of opportunity to break the Cycle of Inactivity that’s weighing down our country: We need to get PHIT! The Personal Health Investment Today Act has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and will be on the Senate’s doorstep any day now. It’s designed to ease the financial burdens that prevent many of us from getting and staying active. Take a look at this graphic created by the American Council on Exercise (ACE): https://acewebcontent.azureedge.net/advocacy/2017/keyissues5/the-cycle-inactivity.jpg We can see that a sedentary lifestyle begins in early childhood. In fact, according to ACE, the U.S. has the least active generation of children ever. A sedentary lifestyle leads to lifelong negative consequences. Active parents, ACE says, are six times more likely to have active kids. We need to get ourselves and our whole families moving! Nearly 38 percent of parents cite cost as a barrier to enrolling their children in school sports, dance or swimming lessons, martial arts classes, and more. With PHIT, Americans will be able to use tax-free dollars from Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAa) to pay for classes, sports equipment, and gym and health club memberships. Imagine having the money to afford structured physical activity—to care for ourselves before we get sick. Imagine a more fit society with less disease and lower healthcare costs—and more joyful lives wherever we look. Please ask your senators to pass the PHIT Act now! And forward this letter to everyone you know who cares about keeping active and healthy—that should be EVERYBODY YOU KNOW! Here’s a message you can copy and paste and email to your Senators. Use this link to find contact information for the U.S. Senate. You can sort the list by state. https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Dear Senator ___________________: My name is _________________. I live in city/state; my zip code is ___________. I want to be able to afford to keep my family active and healthy in order to lower my healthcare costs! Please vote to pass the PHIT ACT so I can use the money I save in Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to pay for lessons, classes, equipment, gym memberships, and more that will help my family stay fit. For more information: http://www.phitamerica.org/Leglislation/PHIT_Act.htm https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/hr1267-phit-act-fact-sheet-house.pdf
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Prisoners who appeared before a parole board early in the morning received parole about 70% of the time, while those who appeared late in the day were paroled less than 10% of the time.
article by jean chatzky & dr. michael F. roizen
the gist of it... The good news: Life expectancy has jumped. The average 65 yr. old will live to age 84. and half of those 65 yr. olds will surpass even that. The bad news: Most people haven't saved nearly enough to maintain their current standard of living in retirement. and without enough money, staying healthy is also a challenge. it's not just... co-pays, premiums and scripts. living longer means spending more to care for the chronic diseases that account for 84% of all health care spending, and not just in the last year of life. Bottom line: wealth without health is not going to last; your physical problems will wreak havoc on your bank account. with a little time, effort & energy, you can use this information to live longer, without running out of money or breaking a hip. recommendations: assess: health - know your blood pressure, fitness (can you do the appropriate number of sit-ups and push-ups for your age, etc.) and your waist measurement (it should consistently measure less than half your height in inches.) finances - what you earn and own should be heading up consistently... what you owe should be heading down. slash stress: the biggest cause of aging more rapidly. and the biggest source of stress is money. build strong teams: having the proper team around you ... doctor, pharmacist, financial adviser (maybe), accountability buddies for health & finance is key to helping you achieve optimum levels of health & wealth. ** you can make up for lost time in your money & health choices. ** so start today. Once you begin, it becomes easier. http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/201706?pg=52#pg52 You may have noticed the date of my last post... well, first and last post.
things in life that are hard, are hard to start, hard to do and hard to keep up. let me introduce you to my buddy Tim URBAN. I DISCOVERED HIM on ted talks A YEAR OR TWO AGO. He's entertaining, makes total sense and gives me that swift kick in the butt i need from time to time. Check him out and maybe he can help you, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU&frags=pl%2Cwn How many of you have made New year's resolutions to make health the priority that it should be for a better, happier quality of life?
it's mid February. i'm here to help those of you who have already . . . fallen . off the wagon or maybe dangling by . . . a thread. it's not that you can't fulfill your goals or don't want to. maybe you need another approach to get motivated and different ways to get going. i'm extending a hand to give you some food for thought... "did someone say "food!" : ) Yep, we all need food and we all need to move. what i'm offering is food that will nourish your mindset... that will give you information and inspiration to chew on and fill you up with health tips to warm the cockles of your brain... to make health your #1 priority! so, if you have lungs, heart and any movable body parts, ... if you've got a pulse, check out my gotapulsefitness.com website. there's something for every "body!" P.s. my website is a work in progress, so pop in from time to time for more inspiration. |
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