Exercise Regularly
Is exercise an important part of good health?
It is my opinion that exercise is foundational for good health. Except for quitting smoking, exercise is probably the most important choice a person can make to insure optimum health now and for the future. This seems to be supported by statistics that show that since more and more of our population starred exercising, there has been a decrease in the number of deaths from heart disease.
Since 1968, when Dr. Kenneth Cooper first published Aerobics, there has been a gradual decline in the number of deaths from heart disease in the number of people dying of heart disease in our country, although most experts had predicted an increased incidence of heart disease during these years. During this period of time the number of adults in our population who exercised regularly increased from 25 percent to 50 percent. I mention these figures in association with Dr. Cooper’s book because his book and his influence seem to have been the impetus that started American exercising.
These facts alone should encourage everyone to start active exercise, but I have found that many women, especially those who are fifty and over, tune me out when I talk to them about increasing their physical activity. There are immediate advantages to exercising as well as benefits for the future.
Copy typed by Shirley-Ann Pearman
An excerpt from page 816 of “1250 Health-Care Questions Women Ask With Straightforward Answers by an Obstetrician/Gynecologist” (by Joe S. McIlhaney, Jr., M.D. with Susan Nethery)
