Lifetime Fitness
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The Center for Disease Control lists the following top five annual causes of death in the United States:
* Heart disease: 696,947 deaths
* Cancer: 557,271 deaths
* Stroke: 162,672 deaths
* Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,816 deaths
* Accidents (unintentional injuries): 106,742 deaths
With the exception of accidental deaths, all other leading forms of death and aging effects could have been avoided or delayed with a lifetime health and fitness program that included exercise, a healthy diet, and non-smoking. Senior citizens health is greatly improved with these habits.
A healthy senior diet is low in cholesterol. Cholesterol is a build up of fatty deposits called plaque. If too much plaque forms in the arteries, they become clogged, reducing the amount of blood and oxygen that circulate to the coronary arteries, and can ultimately lead to a heart attack or stroke. Senior food includes plenty of fruits and vegetables.
A healthy lifestyle should never include cigarette smoking. Smoking has been linked to cancer, chronic respiratory problems, and cancer.
According to a lifetime fitness report by the National Institute on Aging, 58 percent of the senior population engages in a seniors fitness program. It involves vigorous senior activity and of those people, 26 percent do so three or more times a week.
Retirement health improves greatly with a strong fitness program. Lifetime fitness is a commitment. It is the belief that slowing mental health aging and body aging is more than just a noble idea; it requires definite actions that need to be taken on a regular basis. It is making conscious decisions that must be executed to ensure a lifetime goal of health. Lifetime health and fitness is a commitment to a lifestyle change to live a happier and healthier life.
Since the turn of the last century, the natural aging of a life span in the United States has increased markedly from 47 years old in 1900 to 77.3 years old at the turn of the century. While the rapid developments in new medical technology and medicine can be credited with much of the life span increase. Can you imagine how we could expand the life span if we all engaged in a healthy senior diet and regular physical activity?
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