Build a Better Body
“I was predisposed to it,” said Rowe, 56. “My mom has it, my dad has it and my uncle died from it. I wanted to take precautions and stop it. I decided it wasn’t going to happen to me.”
What Rowe did was change her lifestyle. She started eating healthy and began bodybuilding.
“A bodybuilder’s diet is very much like a diabetic diet – small meals often, five to six times a day,” said Rowe, who lives in Sauquoit, N.Y. “No refined sugars, but you can have protein, fats and carbs with every meal. At 46 years old, I was prediabetic, so these types of eating habits fit right into my lifestyle. I am now 56 and diabetes free.”
Ten years ago, the 5-foot-5 Rowe weighed 122 pounds. “But 40 pounds of that was fat,” she said.
“I was clinically obese for a 122-pound person. Now, I’m 119 pounds, but my body fat is 10. … I finally allowed myself to be proud of myself.”
Dave Kingwater is affiliated with the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders.
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It was seen from the research that was released today that if a person wanted to live 100 years he/she should sleep for at least ten hours a day.
A research done on 2,800 people who were 100 or older showed that by sleeping nicely a person could live longer.
“Surprisingly, the oldest adults, aged 100 and above, were 70 per cent more likely to report good sleep quality than younger participants aged 65 to 79, after controlling for variables such as demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status and health”, said Dr Danan Gu, of Portland State University, Oregon.
He also mentioned that 65% of the sample showed their sleep quality was good and the average daily sleep time was around 7.5 hours. He also mentioned that men could sleep better than women by 23%.
It was seen that the people who slept less suffered from poor health and anxiety. It was also noticed that adults who were aged 80 and over, could sleep more or less than the people who were aged 65 to 79.
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Healthier Lifestyle
Outside of the economy, fitness and healthy eating are among the most critical issues facing Americans today. Only 31 percent of Americans are getting adequate exercise and 68 percent of men and 53 percent of women are overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health Interview survey released in March.
The good news is that the tried-and-true approach of regular exercise and smart nutrition will go a long way toward managing weight loss and an overall healthy lifestyle. In fact, the benefits of being more active can be seen within a short time after starting a new routine and include more energy, less stress, lower blood pressure, improved digestive health and a reduction in cardiovascular disease risk.
A fitness program doesn’t have to take place in the gym. Beverly Abbs, an award-winning ultra-runner, recommends outdoor fun to get started on everyday fitness. “You don’t have to run long distances in order to reap the health benefits,” says Abbs, a member of Ultra-Running Team Sunsweet. “Short distance runs and even outdoor walks are a great way to stay fit and have fun. I got my start competing in athletic events with just 2- to 3-mile runs. That turned into a life-long love of ultra-running.”
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Students ready to embrace healthy lifestyle This is the final installment of a three-part series looking at childhood obesity and what schools are doing to combat the growing problem.
The statistics regarding childhood obesity are staggering and the generation most affected is looking to change that.
According to reports from the Centers for Disease Control, more than 30 percent of youth in the United States ages 2 to 19 are considered overweight or obese. Children who are overweight or obese are more likely to become obese adults. Around 62 percent of children do not participate in organized physical activities outside the school day.
Perhaps the most startling statistic is that children born since 2000 are the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. For some students, learning about that statistic came as a shock. Others had already heard those facts and admitted they were not really surprised.
“It’s a little scary,” said Carley VanHoy, a seventh grader at Mount Airy Middle School. “It makes you not want to complain about having to go outside in gym.”
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I have recently had a revelation that may very well have changed my life. If you eat healthily, or at least, as many as possible of the five portions of fruit and vegetables we are supposed to eat every day, the health benefits are not only tangible, they are immediate.
I always considered the story of the Big Five that we are supposed to consume daily to be just a bit of an old wives’ tale – and although I do like vegetables, especially the way they are cooked in China, I somehow couldn’t get round to eating them. As for fruit – well, it just seemed boring. Because life is so fast paced, I almost took it for granted that I would feel tired all the time, and not want to get up in the morning.
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