Can someone help me write a 5 page argumentative essay on : The Importance of Exercise The 4 sources I included are 4 Scholarly sources that must be in the essay and then you can add any sources found

But adults have forgotten the simplicity of the idea.

Our whole body is a connected system, and we are a holis- tic entity.

It's pretty exciting stuff, actually, about the body and its beautiful workings.

And no matter your age. it remains a wonderful machine that we can pro- tect, nurture and improve upon.

ordered to weeks of bed rest - standard thinking in those days.

Today, we know bet- After my father's heart attack in the 195O's, he was ter.

Now your doctor will soon have you moving around, then start stretching exercises and some walk- ing.

A stress test on a tread- mill or a bicycle with a heart monitor will be fol- lowed by a recommenda- tion for an exercise program done within limits.

With age. our VO2 max (means maximum oxygen uptake) naturally deceases and our bodies cannot uti- lize oxygen as efficiently as we once did. But exercise increases the body's ability to tran.sport and utilize oxy- gen so there is less stress on the heart.

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Exercise helps decrease the systolic BP (during the heart's contraction) associ- ated with high blood pres- sure as it increases blood supply to the heart itself because it pumps through the body with less exertion.

So...

after engaging in an exercise program of consis- tent training, you discover your hean isn't beating as fast; resting pulse rate decreases, indicating that fitness is increasing.

The doctor might suggest you enroll in a gym where your fitness professional, hopefully, is knowledge- able about the large body of information now available.

(Most trainers today are up- to-snuff on medications you may be taking, their posi- tive values and counter indications.) Classes help, too, anything from Tai-Chi to the plethora of New Age modalities. Dancing can be good aerobic exercise. Your personal enjoyment is important in the equation.

A body that works — which it wants intuitively to do - brings better health to every body part, including your immune system.

General endurance increas- es.

Oh. did I not mention that the chance of stroke, hypertension, atherosclero- sis and heart attack are less- ened and that respiration improves along with vital capacity? (The latter is how much air we expel with one forced breath after inhaling deeply.) With age. the lungs and connective tissues have become less elastic; elastic- ity is, however, partially restored when capacity for air uptake increases.

In sum, fitness is going to be a win-win situation. But you still say you are tired.

continued from page 24 not that strong, have been sedentary for a long time...

Stick with me as I have more fodder that might con- vince you.

Studies show that women over 60 who exercise for at least 30 minutes three times per week have the heart, lungs, and muscles of women ten years younger.

Does a woman need anoth- er reason to start to exer- cise? Volumes of statistics and anecdotal material demonstrate results in increased energy, weight loss, muscle tone, and decreased risk of age-relat- ed diseases. And if another continued on page 26 i Health Message from:

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A fitness professional will show you exercises for large and small muscle groups that avoid the wounded part. Again, miraculously, you usually help the injury heal because you are bringing more blood to your muscles and feeding your whole system.

Meanwhile, your emotional well being gets a boost, and you feel better about your- self because of your aerobic exercise (activity using oxygen) and weight train- ing.

So while aging is a natu- ral part of the progression of things — and we defi- nitely will have to work harder to become fit — many of the declines attrib- uted to growing older come from the fact that we don't use our bodies enough or properly. Lean muscle mass diminishes wit25h age but, actually, inactivity accounts for more muscular dys- function than the aging process does, according to the Senior Fitness HEALTHCARE Home healthcare with dignity Are You Caring For An Aging Parent Or Loved One?

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You can be that senior who seems to defy the laws of aging and gravity, who appears to have superior genetic wiring, through fit- ness training.

In many cultures, until recently, such issues didn't arise because people uti- lized their bodies in some form of physical work throughout their lifetimes just to survive — in farm- ing, fishing, or just in main- contirtued from page 25 taining a household.

In Europe, as well as in parts of Asia, adult bicycle riders traditionally filled the streets. Without cars, peo- ple walked.

In China today, tourists delight in seeing the group collective exercises in city parks.

In America, however, a soft lifestyle, prepared foods, and the fast pace of life have made most of us forget that we can shape the future of our bod- ies - regardless of age.

Also of considerable con- cern to women (to a lesser coniinued on page 30 Respite - there is rest for the weary coniinued from page 20 a leisurely stroll through the supermarket would seem like a vacation.

You have promised your- self and your loved one that you wouldn't put them in a nursing home - that per- ceived place of last resort.

But that was before you walked your talk, before your days and nights as a caregiver.

You still want to care for them, but you need help.

Even with outside profes- sional help, such as Visiting Nurses, or home health aides, you still may feel that you can't leave for a couple of days at a time to take a little vacation.

Or maybe you're just not comfortable with others in the house overnight while you're not there.

You may simply want your home to yourself, some peace and quiet, some family time without the one family member whose Valley BUSINESS JOURNAL needs always seem to come before anyone else's.

And for wanting this, you may feel guilty, maybe even ashamed. Don't, says Joan Heaiey, Administrator of Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center and COO of Daughters of Sarah Senior Community in Albany, NY.

"No one wants to feel that they are abandoning someone they love." says Heaiey.

"It's normal to want to keep your loved one at home, and the evi- dence points to the greater benefit of home care, if the care meets the need.

But remember what the airline stewardess always says:

Tut your own oxygen mask on before you help the person next to you.' It's important to take care of yourself, or you won't be much good to the person continued an pa^e 27 30 (¡UiDF TO SENIOR LIVING, Summer 2008 Fitness and health - at any age degree to men) is osteo- porosis, when BMD (bone mineral density) lessens.

This starts in women after menopause with losses in height, perhaps a dowager's hump and a greater likeli- hood of fractures. Weight bearing exercise not only discourages the onset of osteoporosis but helps rebuild bone tissue that has been getting thin.

Range of motion (ROM) or joint flexibility is another happy by-product of work- ing out. You will be better able to reach higher into the kitchen cabinet if you improve your ROM at the shoulder and scapula (shoulder blade). And you will be more flexible.

Flexibility is not something that applies to the body in general but. again, is specif- ic to an action performed at a joint. With appropriate training, fiexibility occurs - Linda Goldsmith "The pressures put on this population are varied and can be intense. Unlike 75, even 25 years ago, adults of every age and persuasion now live apart from their parents - in another city or another country. Ours is a fiuid, technological society.

People earn more and trav- el, might have several jobs or occupations and popula- tions have shifted," explains Goldsmith. She saw not only an opportunity to serve people living in rural and semi-rural places not at the same pace as when you were young or at the same rate by everyone, nor will you be able to do leg splits — but you will get better. As we age, our bod- ies gradually dehydrate and it is believed that stretching and exercises encouraging flexibility stimulate the pro- duction or retention of lubricants between those connective tissue fibers.

Now. how much exercise is right? Seniors should try to devote 30 minutes a day to it, at least, or an hour every other day. Then increase activity with your greater strength, enhanced quality of life and greater assurance. Whether to move from moderate activi- ty to an intense program is not the subject of this article but even being moderately active is sufficient to actual- ly save lives. The Senior Fitness Association reports where there have been fewer services available in the past but be a critical link between that caregiver(s) who resides elsewhere and the area senior.

She adds that today's eld- erly, too, are a diverse lot.

Many more than ever before want to live life to the fullest in a way that would have been unimagin- able a few generations ago.

Some attend yoga and dance classes. They volun- teer. They drive. They work. Goldsmith actively on an eight-year follow-up study by Blair and col- leagues at Dallas' Aerobic Research Institute showing that inactive men were two and a half times more likely to die during that period than men who were only moderately active. Other studies have come up with similar conclusions regard- ing women. Again, how much to exercise? This is advice from one expert, Anthony Covello, owner of Breathe Fitness in Woodstock and The Ridge gym in Stone Ridge: "I think seniors need to sepa- rate enjoyment of the out- doors from exercise.

Because we live upstate and like the outdoors, we may think that a walk outside every other week with friends is sufficient.

1 don't think it is. If you garden a little, well, that's not enough.

continued from page 29 encourages this and search- es out appropriate activities in each community. Not too long ago she helped a sen- ior who had been in an assisted living facility to return to the town where she had lived and where all her friends and activities were.

To find out more about Goldsmith's work, the GeriOptions website address is: www.geritop- tions.com. Email: car- [email protected]. Phone and fax: (845) 255-4771.

continued from page 26 "You need to exercise three times a week - consis- tently. Start at the gym and then go outside. Those who see the best results in a gym aren't necessarily those who work out the hardest but those who work out with the most consistency." As said at the start of this article - no matter your age and in spite of physical lim- itations - by making the connections between body and starting a program of exercise you become a healthier and happier person.

Jo Yanow-Schwarlz, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, CPR & AED Certified. (845) 679-4024; email. jo@woodstocker- hooks.com.

Saving your home continued from page 28 It is very important to remember that, when you place another individual's name on your deed, he or she now has certain rights to your home. I just received a call from one of my clients for whom 1 had prepared a retained life estate deed to al!

of her children several years ago.

Now. she would like her home to go only to her son who is taking care of her. I hud to remind her that, unfortunately, all of her other children would have to consent to this change in the deed - she could not do it on her own. She told me that she is unlikely to obtain their consent. So please remem- ber: planning to save your assets for your children is important but it must be bal- anced with how you wish to live your life today.

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