You will spend money on your health--at the doctor or in prevention?

This is a scientist. Some of the other scientists he quotes are people my husband knows and works with. This is good information explained in a way we can understand. He does speak fast so I recommend watching it a couple of times. I have a summary below the video of the key points I like.




There are lots of things we should do to maintain our health: eat well, sleep enough, exercise, lower blood pressure, maintain healthy weight. Which of those has the BIGGEST impact on your health? The research shows that 30 minutes of exercise a day (even just walking) is the most powerful thing you can do to improve your health (blood pressure, heart health, depression, reduce dementia, reduce diabetes, reduce joint stiffness, strengthen bones--just to name a few).

And I was really amazed at the two groups who were candidates for heart stints. One group got the stints, another group exercised 30 minutes a day and did a 60 minute aerobics class just once a week (just like us!). The group that did the exercise faired better over the next year than those who had the surgery to open the heart valve. Wow!

So many of us equate exercise with weight loss. But there is SO much more to what exercise can do for you. So what I really liked in this video was that he shows that even if you don't lose weight, the regular exercise still staves off many of the negative effects of excess weight.

Hallelujah! Doesn't that take off some of the pressure?

Look. You're gonna spend money on your health one way or another. You can pay for the doctor visits and the medication and surgeries, and spend WAY more than 30 minutes in the waiting rooms, or you can ENJOY 30 minutes a day walking and come to Zumba once a week with us. INVEST in your quality of life. The pay off is BIG!

Dancing makes 90 year old lady happy!

This amazing lady is from Utah. The video of her dancing has gone viral on YouTube. I love what she says about why she dances. Take a look!