Health Care Debate and Your Fitness

Regardless of where you stand in the Health Care Debate, I think it is fair to say that health care is on the forefront of most American adults minds these days.  The need to make a change of some sort becomes blatantly obvious when one considers many Americans are faced with one or more of the following situations: 

• Yearly increases in insurance premiums
• Inability to obtain coverage for some
• The ever rising obesity rates and the associated illnesses
• The insolvency of the Medicare system just as the largest population of  U.S. adults ever (the Boomers) hit their senior years

 Amazingly, most Americans don’t stop to consider the fact that if they made an effort to change their lifesytles, to address their poor eating habits and made time for a moderate amount of exercise, many illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer, depression, and many muscle/joint problems would go away or significantly improve. 

Then again, many do “consider” it but are not willing to make the effort to do anything differently.  Despite the fact that study after study confirms the truth that many illnesses are preventable or easily corrected through fitness and food, as a culture, the typical American prefers to take a pill and treat the symptom rather than addresses the source of the problem through preventative meansures.  We have become a lazy generation that wants “instant fixes” and is constantly in search of the next “miracle cure.”

At 24/7, many of our members have experienced amazing health improvements as a result of the fitness and eating programs they have been involved in since joining our health club.  We would love to know how making an effort to pursue fitness has impacted YOUR health and made your life better.  Please take a moment to share your story in the comments section below and perhaps it will inspire someone else to do the same.  One person at a time, we can make a difference!

Wishing you much joy, health, and happiness!