I hear people saying all the time that if you don?t vote in the elections you don?t have a right to complain about the decisions made by our government. It is an interesting concept to say the least. Using that same concept, what if I were to say that if you don?t eat right and exercise, you have no right to complain about the high cost of health care? Many of you may believe they are two totally different concepts, but I disagree.
Obesity and being overweight, one of the preventable conditions that nearly two thirds of Americans suffer from is a major contributor to nearly every other major disease or affliction. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), being overweight increases the risk of ?coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon), hypertension (high blood pressure), dyslipidemia, stroke, liver and gallbladder disease, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, osteoarthritis, and gynecological problems.? It has also been linked to depression.
Every single day people in America are dying, in some part, due to their own misplaced priorities. Due to long-term ongoing health issues often related to being overweight or obese, people are leaving their loved ones behind with little or nothing remaining to pass on to friends and family. The high cost of medical care has been known to quickly wipe out a lifetime of savings and retirement income.
Many of those who have exhausted their savings on health care blame health care costs. Even the cost of finding and maintaining health insurance keeps rising, but what can you expect when so many of our people are suffering from one disease or another and it can often be associated with personal negligence.
America?s government believes that forcing every single person in the country to purchase health insurance is the answer, and many citizens agree. Few want to take aim at the true cause of high health care costs and alarming number of disease related deaths in the United States.
In most cases obesity can be prevented with a little daily exercise and by paying a little attention to what you eat each day. It is not that difficult really, and there is nothing new about the concept of living a healthy lifestyle. People just have to be willing to do something about their health other than pop a pill.
People in America will most often use the excuse that they don?t have time to exercise, or it costs too much to eat healthy, but these same people won?t miss their favorite television show or that stop at the fast food joint after work. They will spend thousands of dollars and countless hours to maintain the car in their driveway, their boat, or their their lawn but will consider a few minutes of exercise and a few hundred dollars on fitness gear to be ridiculous.
Isn?t it time to get your priorities straight? It can be as simple as putting down that donut and trading it for an apple. Set aside the soda pop and grab a cool clear bottle of water, and get you butt up off the couch for a few minutes of cardio or strength training exercise. Expensive gym membership contracts are not required. There are very good options available for exercising at home with experienced guidance and little investment.
Jim Ford is an Independent Team Beachbody Coach and offers people alternatives to expensive gym contracts through home fitness programsdesigned and supported by top fitness professionals. He also helps people learn how they can earn money with their own legitimate home business in the fitness industry. Check out one of his Team Beachbodywebsites today!
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