Wednesday 13 July 11

I find that it gets more and more difficult to do these journal entries. This days topic will be exercising! Everything that you do while you are young affects your body whenever you get older. Being very active, I have a feeling my body will be very healthy when I age. My family has no known medical issues so other than exercise and eating healthy I have nothing to worry about. The average person should exercise for at least thirty minutes a day, seven days a week. Obviously, not everyone is capable of thirty minutes a day, but if it is balanced with an extra few minutes one day you will be fine. Each person should do weight lifting and cardio workouts. Doing cardio, will reduce your risk for cardiovascular disorders, and also helped to build strength in your lungs and heart. Cardio helps the body to get more oxygen and release toxins through sweating. If you run you will burn more calories than a slow walk. Jogging or power walking are also effective at burning calories. Weight lifting or resistance training help to improve muscle strength, bone strength, and also muscle tone. When you do resistance training, you are lifting a weight and taring your musclese to increase strength. The stronger your muscles are the stronger you bones can become. Excersing can help your body become healthier and also boost your selfesteem. Excersising while you are young or even when you are older, has been proven to reduce many diseases such as; diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and many more. I hope that the excersising that I do now will help me to be fit and healthy whenever I get older. Besides, I have to stay in shape to be able to walk around Disney World. I will have to be able to keep up with my grandchildren, well whenever I have grandchildren.