Every 1 minute of exercise buys you 5 more minutes of life - Dr. Euan Ashley
Sep 11, 2024
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Think of it... adding 4 one hour workouts a week, buys you another day of your life.
4 half hour workouts a week will buy you another day of life in 2 weeks.
It doesn't take much to improve your life. We can reverse a lot of the mess we make in our teens, 20's and even our 30's.
Dr. Ashley works for the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. In her interview she said:
“I mean, you name the system in your body, and exercise improves it and makes your chance of disease in that system: |
60 percent less likely to have atrial fibrillation
50 percent less likely to have diabetes
70 percent less likely to fracture your hip
50 percent less likely to have colon cancer
25 percent less likely to have breast cancer
I think 25 percent less likely to get depression
70 percent of people who are active in their daily lives report better sleep
If there was a magic pill to longevity... exercise would be it. It's one of the reasons I'm so passionate about what I do.
But it takes some effort. It has to be a priority in your day. Intentional. It may not be your favourite activity, and that's okay! You don't all have to be a gym rat like me.
But your mindset around what it does for you- how it serves you, the energy it will bring you, even when you're so dog tired from a day of work.
It's the early mornings when you want to sleep in and you get up and do some movement.
It's when you get home and just want to collapse on the couch, but you see your workout clothes and shoes out in front of you.
It's the sweaty selfie you post on the Tough Cookie Squad page and the ladies cheer for you.
Because you chose you. You chose to live. Live with more freedom. Freedom to move. Freedom to breathe easier. To be able to catch yourself from a slip or fall
Here is Dr. Ashley's interview if you want to read more:
Carry on squad. Fight the good fight.
Because you are a Tough Cookie