User:Anissa.805

I was reading this book and this chapter made things motivational. Who would have known so little can go a long way? This chapter made some good points, and gave some good advice. The part I can relate to is Jim and Frank, the way my life has been I would say I’d be a Jim; it’s not that I want to be a Jim, it’s just I need to stop being used to this unhealthy life. The examples given in this chapter has motivated me to become more active, and try my hardest to have a healthier life so I can actually live a longer happier life. Maybe I won’t be able to run miles at a time or do hundreds of push-ups, but I can be more active then I am right now, a little improvement is still improvement, and is better for myself. There aren’t many stories you hear like La Lanne’s, many men at his age don’t have even half the strength physical or mental strength that he does. Some people can only imagine having a life like La Lanne’s. Some of these points of why exercising helps us is very informative, how it talks about how much it can help the brain is surprising. You’re exercising your brain, and by being a college student, it motivates me to try to become a healthier individual, I should be already watching myself especially with my family background and the health issues in it. It is almost unbelievable how exercising so little can protect your muscles and your bones and make them stronger. Exercising also helps the cardiovascular system and makes it better by reducing risks such as; diabetes, strokes, and heart attacks, the older you get the easier it would be to have a stroke or heart attack. Exercising helps your health in so many ways, it makes you think about the things you can do for you to be healthier, or what kind of life do you want, it certainly is an eye opener.