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5MAY2014BODYOFCHRISTNEWSForyeareboughtwithapricethere-foreglorifyGodinyourbodyandinyourspiritwhichareGodsICorinthians620Ireadajokeonceinapopularmaga-zinewhichIamsuremanyfoundamusing.Itwasajokethatlookedatexerciseinadisparagingway.HereiswhatitsaidEverytimeIgettheurgetoexerciseIfindacomfortableplacetositandjustwaituntiltheurgepassesThehumorhereisindeedamusingbutthefactofthematteristhatjustsittinganddoingwhateveronecandonottoexercisecanhavesomeunfortunateconsequences.Ithinkitissafetosaythattellingpeoplehopefullyinacourteouswaytoexerciseisoneofthemostfrequentstatementsmedicalpractitionersmaymaketotheirpatients.ItisalsosafetosaythatmostpeopledonotfollowthisadmonitionThisadvicemaybegivenfrequentlytonoavail.Givenourlifestyleinourcountrywithallofthedistractionswehavemakeiteasytoconsiderexerciseanactivitythatmaybeeasytoforgo.Wehavecarsandpublictransportationsowerideandsitinsteadofdoingmuchwalking.Wehaveescalatorsandelevatorsthatmakeitunnecessarytoevenclimbstairs.Wefrequentlyhavejobsthatrequirelonghourssittinginfrontofacomputerorjustsittingdoingotheractivities.Wemayrewardourselvesafterlonghourscommutingtoworkanddoingwhateverwehavetodoonthejobbysittingforhoursathomewatchingourfavoriteprogramsorwatchingamovieorsportingevent.Thebottomlineisthatiswherewearesitting--onourbottomsItissadtonotehowmanypeopleyoumayencounterwhoabsolutelyhatetoexercise.Thereisatermusedtodescribeapersonwholivesaseden-tarylifestylecouchpotato.Butdontthinkthatthisisjustaphenomenoninourcountryorinotherrelativelywealthycountries.TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasnotedthat60to85ofthepopulationworldwidedoesnotengageinenoughactivityandthere-forearelivingasedentarylifestyle.Thisincludespeopleofallagegroupsaswemaybesedentaryfromchild-hoodtooldage.Wearenotwritingnowtocondemnpeoplebutjusttoraiseawarenessofasignificanthealthhazard.Itwasrecentlyreportedthatphysi-calinactivityisresponsibleformoreannualdeathsthansmoking.Thereareotherconsequencessuchasobe-sitywhichalsoincreasestheriskofotherhealthproblems.Itisestimatedthatasedentarylifestyleisrespon-siblefor6ofcoronaryarterydiseaseblockageofheartarteries7oftype2diabetes10ofbreastcancerand10ofcoloncancer.Thereareoth-ershealthhazardslinkedtophysi-calinactivitysuchasheartfailureanxietydepressionhighbloodpres-sureosteoporosisandmuscleatro-phywasting.Infactalackofphysicalactivityisoneoftheleadingcausesofpreventabledeathworldwide.Oneofthebestthingswecandotostayhealthyistoreachtheconclusionthatexercisingisnotoptional.Itissomethingweallmustdofromchild-hoodtooldage.Wemayhavetodosomecreativethinkingtoaddexercisetoourdailylives.OnethingweneedtorememberiswhenwewerechildrenourparentsmayhavetoldistogooutsideandplayThatisonethingwecando-bywalkingatleast30minutesdailywecanheadinthedirectionofreallytakingchangeofourhealth.Ithasbeenrecommendedthatweshouldparticipateinaminimumof150min-utesofmoderateexerciseor75min-utesofamorevigorousregimen.Wecanstarttakingthestairsinsteadofanelevatororescalator.Wemaywanttospendpartofourlunchhourwalk-ingfor30minutesorso.WemaywanttojoinagymoruseexerciseDVDsathome.Wecanfindawaytoswimbikerunwalkbutjustgetmoving.Allowyourselfandyourchildrenlesstimesittinginfrontofthescreenathome.Thisisjustsomeinformationthatmaygetyoustartedintherightdirectionasthisarticlecannotcovereverything.Thisisatopictodiscusswithyourhealthcareprovider.Doingthismayhelpyoutolivelongerandbetterandhavebettercontrolofyourweightbloodpressurebloodsugarandhelpyoutobeinabettermood.MayGodhelpyouinthisendeavorandempoweryoutolivelongerandbetter.SittingCanBeDeadlyDr.ConnerByByronE.ConnerM.D.Itwasrecentlyreportedthatphysicalinactivityisresponsibleformoreannualdeathsthansmoking.Thereareotherconsequencessuchasobesitywhichalsoincreasestheriskofotherhealthproblems.HEALTH