Current life expectancy for Canadians is 82.5 years,
although not in the top 10 (11th) we are doing much better than our
friends South of the 49th
parallel (ranked 36th) (1)…
According to Employment and Social Development Canada, men
were expected to spend 88.0% (68.9 years) of their life in good health,
compared with 85.8% (71.2 years) for women. Although women had higher life
expectancy, men were expected to spend a higher proportion of their life in
good health.
Wow! In other words
you can expect about 10 years of life in poor health. Yikes!
Taking gender out of the equation, Chronic conditions are
the main cause of lowered HALE (Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy. Of that, Depression is a major cause. In addition, obesity and stress continues to
be on the rise.
For the majority of people, they can improve their healthy
life.
There are no magic pills, no short-cuts, no special diets,
machines or routines that will result in “getting into shape” Even
if there was a magic pill – and you could afford it…there are much more
benefits to exercise. Besides adding
strength and tone to the muscles, exercise works your heart and lungs. An exercise pill won’t build your self-esteem
and confidence you get from a good work-out.
Resistance and Aerobic exercise can improve your mood, add brain power,
help your sex life, and change your body for the better.
Your food intake is
also so very important. - Proper nutrition is 60% of the effort in
building a healthy strong body. Follow
a properly balanced eating schedule. Eat
5 or 6 meals of fruits, vegetables, lean cuts of meat, chicken and fish per
day. Stay away from sugar, processed and
fast foods. Focus on Calories in vs Calories out.
Do not fall in the Diet Trap and become part of the yo-yo
phenomenon. You can’t stay on a diet
forever.
It is important to find a lifestyle that works for you. The best results come from a long-term
strategy involving permanent change in both eating and activity habits.
You can live your life in good health – start
now!
DYNABODY TOTAL FITNESS SPRING
CLASSES!
Well it sure did feel like spring
outside didn’t it? !
There is still a couple of DTF
classes available before the new sessions start. Feel free to come out (at no charge) this
Tuesday or Thursday 17th at
Bannatyne School (A whole lotta Gumbo) and 19th at Strathmillan School
(SuperDuper Slow wins the race). 6:30pm
start.
Hope to see you there.
Spring Sessions start April 14th
and 16th, 2015. Refer a new
Dynabod and wins some swag!
References:
2 http://www4.hrsdc.gc.ca/.3ndic.1t.4r@-eng.jsp?iid=3
