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EXERCISING YOUR RIGHT TO GOOD HEALTH: NO PAIN, NO GAIN"? - WHAT BUNK!

It's really much easier than you suspect to become a lifelong exerciser. First, you must find an activity you like; second, you must start slowly and gradually integrate it into your daily life; third you must keep yourself motivated.
Let's start at the beginning. Since people normally do things they enjoy, it's a mistake to work out simply because you 'should' or with a sense of martyrdom. Subjecting yourself to discomfort or displeasure is self-defeating. Before very long, you'll find excuses to legitimatize quitting - 'I don't have enough time', 'It costs too much', 'I'm bored' - are the more common excuses.
It doesn't take a huge investment of time or money to reap the benefits of exercise. When it comes to exercising, especially for those in the older age brackets who have allowed themselves to get all out of shape, less is best. Even very minimal exercise can be of tremendous medical benefit.
You might not think a weekend of gardening, playing with the grandkids, or doing home repairs would amount to much of a work-out, but this may be all you need to live many more years.
That's what a major study of Harvard alumni showed. It linked a 20 percent reduction in the death rate with very mild work-outs. Tack on a few more recreational activities such as sailing, badminton and biking, and death rates nose-dived by another 10 to 20 percent.

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