What's the Best Excuse To Use?

Monday
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Hey

If you ever needed another good reason or excuse
to exercise, I've got one for you:

Exercise makes your brain bigger.

Actually that statement isn't entirely accurate.

To be more specific, exercise was found to increase
brain size slightly, but far more important to increase
"spatial reasoning."

So what's "spatial reasoning?"

Spatial reasoning is the ability to recognize patterns,
and remember phrases, numbers, and so-on. This was
discovered by researchers at the Universities of Chicago
and Pittsburgh.

It is also one of the most important factors to the prevention
of Alzheimer's and dementia, so it's pretty important.

A mentor of mine told me a story about a woman who suffered
with dementia the last ten years of her life. But unlike most
dementia patients she was fully functional - thanks to exercise.

She drove and had a mind that was unbelievably sharp right up
until an accident injured her beyond the ability to exercise.

After that, she mentally went downhill rapidly.

Thankfully, she passed in peace... and she had ten wonderfully
active years thanks to her willingness to take up weight training
at the young age of 71.

Now she wasn't crazy about doing hours in the gym.

What she did was she eventually walked up to 3 miles per day
and trained in the gym 3 days per week.

That kept her mind sharp. It wasn't a lot, but she was dedicated
to staying as young as she could, for as long as she could. I mean
who wants to be put in a nursing home where all they do is feed you,
make you fat, and you get to sit around and look at eash other?

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Exercise increases the
QUALITY of your life.
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Quantity is no where near as important to me as quality, when it
comes to working out and exercising.

All I can say is this. Your brain will thank you, as will the rest of your
body.

One of the best ways to start exercising when you are over 40 is by
walking. It gets you headed in the right direction. Then hit the gym.
Start out with some weight lifting, and just work your way up.

If you want to improve your level of fitness after the age of 40
start exercising, and recommend it for your patients.

If you're doing the weight loss, you should always recommend
walking and some exercise BASED upon the idea that they're
going to avoid Alzheimer's and dementia, so it's not that hard of
a sell.

If you like the idea of natural health, you have to be promoting
weight loss. You can be healthy if you're overweight. Your
patients know that, and that's why when the New Year rolls
around, they're going to be thinking of YOU.

Dr. Carney