Exercise As Medicine For Your Best Life Exercise is often overlooked to have better health and well-being. Today we want to share the simple idea to use exercise as medicine for your best life. Many years ago I learned the idea to use exercise as a lifestyle medicine. I really like that idea. Exercise and fitness can be simple practices that give tremendous benefits long-term. Moving well and moving often is a term I use often because it is so simple. Sometimes us humans make life hard and exercise doesn't have to be hard.
Do you know that exercise has been shown to be a good medicine? There is a study that shows evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 Chronic Diseases - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.12581 - this paper has been cited over 2600 times. Here is the Abstract from the link above "This review provides the reader with the up-to-date evidence-based basis for prescribing exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases:
We have interpreted the scientific literature and for each disease, we provide the reader with our best advice regarding the optimal type and dose for prescription of exercise." https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.12581 Imagine for a moment if you or a loved one had one of the above health issues and they were prescribe exercise as medicine? How much differently would you look at exercise? How differently might you look at how to use it in your daily life? 86% of people have an exercise deficiency - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241367/ “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health” - Hippocrates Get moving because it matters for your health. There are two different things to think about here. Good Health & Moving for your Fitness: One is movement and that could be walking each day. This is one of the simplest ways to get in a movement as medicine practice and definitely vital for good health. “Walking is man's best medicine” – Hippocrates We wrote an blog post to help you in developing a walking practice here that you might find helpful - https://www.wendybottrell.com/blog/developing-a-walking-practice The other aspect of proper movement is moving for fitness. Being strong for a lifetime. Strong bodies, strong minds is a lifetime intervention plan! “All parts of the body, if used in moderation and exercised in labors to which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy and well developed and age slowly; but if they are unused and left idle, they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly” – Hippocrates We wrote a blog post to help you make health and fitness priority one for your best life here that you might find helpful https://www.wendybottrell.com/blog/make-health-and-fitness-priority-one-a-plan-for-your-best-life So, fitness could look like bodyweight exercise, lifting weights, moving kettlebells, or you may enjoy Pilates, gardening, dancing for example. The point of proper movement, exercise, and fitness is consistency! “If there is any deficiency in food and exercise the body will fall sick” – Hippocrates Move Well every day and realize the benefits are accumulated over your lifetime. Figure out a way to make it fun, challenging, empowering and most of all an activity you will do most days of the week. I really enjoy kettlebell training, HIIT training, lifting weights, stretching, going for walks, hikes in nature, riding my bike and find ways to include it in my lifestyle daily. If you are looking for a home workout recommend The Home Workout Revolution and you can check it out here - https://bit.ly/3g78Hqc - We have The Home Workout Revolution System in our fitness tool box because it is a fantastic home workout system for the beginner (Someone just starting an exercise practice) right through to a person looking for a follow along system that will challenge them at all levels of fitness. Let us know any ideas, comments or questions below. Like & Share if you found value here today Learn more about Wendy Bottrell here - https://wendybottrell.com We believe walking is a wonderful practice for overall good health and wellbeing. Walking outdoors will help improve your brain power and definitely helps reduce stress. Walking in the morning is best and not only does it feel good, but it helps with your sleep at night and that helps with your brain power. “Research shows that regular walking actually modifies your nervous system so much that you’ll experience a decrease in anger and hostility,” she says, especially when you're going for a stroll through some greenery or soaking in a bit of sunlight. This can be particularly helpful during the colder months when seasonal depression spikes. (source: Here- https://www.geelongmedicalgroup.com.au/2018/11/7-incredible-health-benefits-of-walking-30-minutes-a-day ) Join our FREE Walking Challenge Here - This is appropriate for all fitness levels, though it is tailored to beginners. You will also get a tip a day, which gives you a little more insight into how to walk, what to wear, going outside or using the treadmill, and even journal entries about your experience. Join The Free Walking Challenge Today – Free Registration Here https://forms.aweber.com/form/46/118824146.htm Let us know any ideas, comments or questions below. Like & Share if you found value here today using the social media buttons on this blog post at the top of the page. Learn more about Wendy Bottrell here - https://wendybottrell.com Check out our resource page here https://www.wendybottrell.com/healthfitnessresources.html Get in touch with us and let us know how we can help you.
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