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fitness is a full-ser-
vice way of life and
the foundation of a
multimillion-dollar industry
that equips, dresses, feeds
and trains its practitioners.
Fitness is now recognized as
a modern-day fountain of
youth that has been shown to
slow and even reverse much
of the deterioration associ-
ated with aging. Fitness is
being pursued by millions
of people who realize that their medical
fate lies more in their own than in their
physician's hands.
But fitness is not synonymous with
health. And health is more than most
people realize.
Health is not just the
absence of disease. It is
also freedom from the
often hidden precursors
of serious disease that
can sneak up even on
seemingly fit individu-
als. Exercise is neither a
panacea nor a promise
of immortality. At best,
exercise can improve
the odds of health and
longevity in your favor.
At worst, especially if
done improperly or
excessively, fitness can be
harmful.
In simplest terms,
fitness is the ability of
your body to operate
at optimal capacity for
as many years as you
live. For whatever your
age and health circum-
stances, fitness is a life-
enhancing state that can be achieved and
maintained with a modest expenditure
of time.
A truly healthy life involves far more
than exercise. It means paying atten-
tion to the fuel (food) that drives the
biochemical machine we call our bodies.
It also includes consideration of exter-
nal factors and toxins such as cigarette
smoking, stress, alcohol and even aber-
rant sleep patters. A healthy person is
almost certainly better off if he or she is
also physically fit.
The health benefits of exercise have
been recognized for centuries. In more
recent times, exercise has
been used to help treat and
prevent diabetes as well as
heart disease, high blood
pressure, arthritis, osteopo-
rosis, depression, respiratory
and circulatory disorders,
breast cancer and the most
common of American health
problems, obesity. Medical
research has revived how
such diverse health benefits
might accrue from a simple
and singular a therapy.
The kinds and amount of exercise
needed to reap such rewards are well
with in the reach of most able-bodied
persons. So let's begin to bring health
and fitness on the same
continuum. Take charge
of your bodies by eating
right, working out appro-
priately and having regu-
lar health screenings.
A quick summary of
the benefits of exercise:
•Exercise acts as a
natural tranquilizer and
antidepressant
•Exercise slows the
age-associated loss of
lean muscle tissue
•Exercise makes the
heart a more efficient
pump, increasing oxygen
flow throughout the body
•Exercise induces and
increases the protective
HDL-cholesterol
•Weight-bearing
exercise (which works
against gravity) increases
the calcium content and
strength of bones
•Exercise helps keep joints mobile
•Exercise is vital for weight control
•Women who exercise have lower
rates of breast and reproductive system
cancers. ❑
Health is not
just the absence
of disease. It is
also freedom
from the
often hidden
precursors of
serious disease
that can sneak
up even on
seemingly fit
individuals.
Lori Burkow, M.Ed., C.P.T., is a recognized
master trainer from the Idea Association
and a Medical Exercise Specialist. The
University of Michigan graduate in exer-
cise science has a master's degree in
education. Since 1990, she has been a full-
time personal trainer at the JCC in West
Bloomfield and other metro locations. Call
(248) 760-4108.