Inactivity is linked to so many types of illnesses
Perry Buchanan
During this political season there are an endless number of heated debates about which candidate is the best choice to make our lives better. The economy and healthcare are especially hot topics. Since this column is about fitness I will leave political opinions to other pundits. Having made my non-partisan disclaimer, let me say I feel most of what we worry and obsess over is out of our control. I also feel we should accept personal responsibility of all the factors that affect our health and wellbeing which we do have control of.
The American College of Sports Medicine identifies numerous health risk factors that determine our state of health and fitness. These include heredity, age, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, obesity, high fasting blood glucose, high cholesterol (LDL) and high blood pressure. Except for age and heredity, most of these health risk factors are controllable. We can
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