Fitness And You're Health

Title:Fitness And You're HealthWord Count:483Summary:Being physically active is a vital part of being healthy for any individual. Eating a balancedhealthy diet and being active in your daily life are the two best things to help keep you healthyand young. Everyone should try to get in at least three days a week where they are doing somesort of exercise, although more is better. Weight bearing exercise is important for someindividuals, especially those who are suffering from bone loss, or have a history of bone loss intheir ...Keywords:fitness,health,exerciseArticle Body:Being physically active is a vital part of being healthy for any individual. Eating a balancedhealthy diet and being active in your daily life are the two best things to help keep you healthyand young. Everyone should try to get in at least three days a week where they are doing somesort of exercise, although more is better. Weight bearing exercise is important for someindividuals, especially those who are suffering from bone loss, or have a history of bone loss intheir family. Doing weight lifting exercises puts pressure on your bones which helps they togrow stronger. Other people who might want to do weight lifting exercises are those who wantto have better definition in their muscles, or people who have sagging skin. Lifting weights willimprove the overall look of your body by toning and tightening it up. Using light weights canstill be effective for this, as long as you can feel some burn while you are working out. If youdesire to use heavier weights there is no need for women to be afraid of becoming manlylooking. It takes a long time and a lot of weights to get the look that most female body builderspossess. Studies have shown that weight bearing exercise is just as beneficial to the heart ascardiovascular exercises. Weight lifting exercises should be done at least three times per week,and each body part should never be trained back to back.Cardio exercise help you lose weight, lower your chance of heart attack, lower blood pressure,抰improve your mood and lower stress levels. Cardio exercise should be done about five times perweek for maximum results. If you can do cardio five times per week, you should still try tofit it in three times per week as this will still benefit you greatly. You should chose a type of

抰exercise that you enjoy, since if you chose something you find boring, chances are you wonstick with it. Good ideas for cardio exercises include biking, walking, jogging, playing tennis,playing basketball, skating, inline skating, swimming, skiing and team sports. You can also use抰 抮cardio as a type of functional exercise. This means instead of driving to the grocery store, trywalking instead. This way you aren going out of you e way to fit in exercise, but you arestill reaping the benefits. You should try to do cardio for at least half an hour, and try to makesure you raise your heart rate a little.抰Before engaging in any type of exercise, you should get a complete physical examination tomake sure you aren suffering from heart disease or some other type of illness. After yourdoctor gives you the ok to start exercising, start out slow and work your way up. And remember,exercise should be fun and enjoyable.Title:Keeping Your Brain Healthy And Smart: Keep Active And Learn New ThingsWord Count:333Summary:For years fitness enthusiasts have suspected that exercise positively affects the brain as well asthe body. But while it seemed logical that an active lifestyle would help the brain, the scientificevidence was lacking.Now several biological studies indicate that working out does benefit the brain.The reasons to get moving are greater than you think. Now researchers are finding biologicalevidence that exercise benefits specific brain mechanisms. And, it even contrib...Keywords:brain,fitness,health,well-being,seniorsArticle Body:For years fitness enthusiasts have suspected that exercise positively affects the brain as well asthe body. But while it seemed logical that an active lifestyle would help the brain, the scientificevidence was lacking.Now several biological studies indicate that working out does benefit the brain.The reasons to get moving are greater than you think. Now researchers are finding biologicalevidence that exercise benefits specific brain mechanisms. And, it even contributes to growingnew neurons! While we used to think that the brain loses cells as we age, we now know it is nottrue for those people who keep active and learn new things.Much of the new research suggests that exercise positively affects the hippocampus, a sea-horse

shaped brain structure that is vital for memory and learning.In one recent study, researchers found that adult mice doubled their number of new brain cellsin the hippocampus when they had access to running wheels. The fact that the mammalian adultbrain can increase its number of brain cells is surprising in itself. This is good news for agingadults.It was once thought that the brain stopped producing new brain cells early in its development.And presumably brain power dimmed as cells died over the years.But in the past decade, researchers have found definitive evidence that the brain continues togenerate new brain cells throughout life, even in humans. Studies indicate that challengingenvironments, which include a number of components, such as pumped-up learningopportunities, social interactions and physical activities, are key to boosting the growth of newbrain cells.What does this mean for humans? We can keep our brains healthy by entering into newsituations, new games, and new social group activities. And if we can keep learning new things,and engage in physical activities, we can continue growing new brain cells.We can redefine \"senior moments,\" if we take advantage of opportunities to learn and move. Nomore excuses for forgetting things for the older population.Ways of Paying for Health InsuranceWhen it comes to health insurance, many people don't exactly know everything that there is toknow about the subject. That only stands to reason, it is not something that is easily understoodbecause of its complexity. For instance, when you visit the doctor you may be asked to paysomething that is called the \"co-pay\", and other times you may not have to do anything at alldepending on your plan. Let's look at some of the ways that health insurance is paid for.Often times, your employer will sponsor your insurance and you only have to pay what isknown as a \"co-pay\" or co payment. The co-pay is a set amount that is determined by yourinsurance company when you receive covered services. This is a significantly smaller fee thanyou would be paying without the co-pay. Many companies offer this type of payment optionbecause it is easier on the employee to pay this way.You may consider opening what is known as a Healthcare Savings Account (HSA). This willassure that you always have a location in which to retrieve payments for various medicalexpenses. The HSA is a pre-tax savings account where a portion of your pre-tax income,determined by you, is deposited into an account automatically. Since this account comes fromyour paycheck pre-tax, that means it will lower your overall taxable income. This means youare saving money in terms of taxes and saving lots of money towards your overall health carecosts.For certain disabled individuals and those above the age of 65, Medicare is also another way topay for health insurance. While they will not pay all of your healthcare expenses, they will payfor most of them. Medicare, however, doesn't cover prescription drugs and nursing homes. It is

important that you check the different types of restrictions that may apply. There are low-costprescription discount cards that have been proven to save people who require costlymedications on a regular basis over 50% of what they would have been paying without anyhealth care.Paying for health insurance doesn't have to be complicated as long as you understand just whatis going on in terms of where you stand with your plan. Discuss any questions you may haveabout the plan before committing to one. While one plan may be right for many people, it doesnot always mean that it will fit your specific needs.