By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
One of the advantages to being a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is that I get timely access to the latest studies on sports medicine and exercise science. I also get a lot of information about what’s happening in the U.S. regarding health and wellness. Today I opened my email to find a newsletter from ACSM and a link to a great blog that features stories about real people implementing fitness and nutrition programs into schools, workplaces and the home. The blog is called the “Be Active Your Way Blog” and this week it features a story about the Hip Hop Healthy Heart Program for Children™ (Hip Hop), a comprehensive wellness program bringing together physical education, music, and arts in grade K-6th. The post before that was an article on ways people have overcome environmental barriers to be more active and fit with suggestions. Check it out here!
The blog was created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Contributors to the blog include the YMCA, ACSM, the Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, the National Physical Activity Plan, the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, Inc. and many similar organizations.
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That is a great article on healthy living. Healthy benefits come from working out and moving even when you are unaware of the activity because it can be fun like sports. I read an article that said kids that are not that active arteries are not as flexible as kids that engage in physical activities, because physical activities increase your heart rate which allows more blood to flow thru your system under greater pressure thus allow the arteries to expand and remain flexible.
I agree: being physically active, especially cardio-vascular activity does tend to make your blood pump more through your circulatory system and can help keep your arteries more supple and efficient. For kids that are in the process of building the bodies that will carry them around for the rest of their lives, this is especially important. For those of us living sedentary lifestyles it is also important. Get up and move! (Even if its to get up form your computer and walk to the bathroom or down the hall!)
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Keep posting and best regards
Thanks for reading and commenting!