US Heart Health Statistics
While the media is focused on whether or not the government will pass new healthcare measures, we Americans continue to ignore our most important resource for health — not the government, not our health insurance, but our own behavior! In a just-released report from the American Heart Association, Americans continue to ignore the basics of heart disease prevention.
“While physicians and surgeons are getting better at treating heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, too many Americans are ignoring the basic rules for preventing them, according to new statistics from the American Heart Association.”
US statistics on health status that affects our risk of heart disease:- Three in every 5 adults do NO vigorous physical activity.
- Over one in every ten teens is in the highest obesity bracket — and obese teens become obese adults — often developing heart disease.
- Less than half of patients with heart disease are trying to get their cholesterol in check.
Are you more of a dollars and cents kind of guy? Well, Dr. Clyde Yancy from the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute was quoted as saying, “So we are spending half a trillion dollars on cardiovascular disease. And we recognize that, as in our younger population the incidence of sedentary life style, obesity, and smoking are going up, that expenditure will continue to rise.” If our Congressmen think healthcare is pricey now, just wait until the consequences of current bad behavior results in more health problems over the next few decades. YIKES!
The good news, of course, is that YOU don’t have to become a statistic! Make the commitment today to improve your health and the health of your family — and get Fit As Fido!
Here’s how you can start getting Fit As Fido:
- Order your copy of Fit As Fido today. The personalized message to you and paw-tographs from my motivating terriers will help make you enthusiastic to get started!
- Print a free Fit As Fido exercise log to start tracking your progress.
- Make the commitment to walk a total of at least 30 minutes, 5 days per week. Walk briskly enough that you’re still comfortable talking but not able to sing. (Since my singing is best left in the shower, my wheatens REALLY appreciate this recommendation to save their tender ears!)
- Make walking part of your family routine.
- Skip the trip to Starbuck’s for fat-laden lattes with the girls, and do your daily chatting while out walking your dogs.
Get started today — make fitness and better health a holiday gift to yourself and those you love. And when you start now, you won’t need to make New Year’s resolutions!
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