Sit less, move more: Does it make a difference? Take the quiz to find out. T F 1. n n The average adult spends at least haleir winos sin 2. n n Cttig thoe yo’re inatit 10 pcy ls yoisk of eary d 3. n n Tere is newettig fo lneroe anhroc dise oleath. 4. n n Two minus of ece foc hur of sinan le r foyg eary by 33 pc. 5. n n Te averge at oy ts 5,0 to 7,0teps a day, bt i ne enur bseal Hd yoo? Iu ansd any of ths satems inoretlu culenfiroearg mre abuaye mre atif yoo have timr a tpcru. Wen yot lsd mouel btter ane hthi Monthly Health Challenge ™ Move More the NEAT Way It was a chilly, fall day in Chicago, Illinois. Edward Payson Weston and Dan O’Leary laced up their shoes, and decided to go for a walk. But it wasn’t a normal stroll in the city. Both men stepped on to a track inside the Interstate Exposition Building in 1875 with something else in mind…walk 500 miles in a week. Hundreds of people crowded the sidelines to watch two of the best athletes in the sport of pedestrianism (i.e., walking). After all, prize money worth $90,000 today was on the line. Both men took a short break to sleep each day. Other than that, they circled the track for hours. By the end of the week, Weston and O’Leary logged about 1 million steps each. But it was O’Leary who stepped it up to walk the most…503 miles in six days. How many steps do you take in a day, a week, or a month? Probably not as many as Weston or O’Leary. Being active isn’t always easy when your schedule is pressed for time. But that doesn’t mean you should just give up. There’s a NEAT way to sit less and move more. Take the month-long health challenge to Move More the NEAT Way . CHALLENGE Make simple changes to daily activities to move more Say Goodbye to the No-Time-to-Exercise Excuse Go ahead, say it: “I don’t have time for exercise.” It’s the number one excuse people use to skip a workout, avoid going for a walk, or simply not exercise at all. Maybe you’re short on time. Maybe your schedule is already overbooked. Maybe the gym is too far away to be more active.1 Every one of those excuses ends now. New research shows that even a little exercise is good for your health at any age.2 And you can do it by simply making some small changes to your daily routine. Requirements to complete this HEALTH CHALLENGE ™ 1. ReaMoe NE 2. To cmpee cennayove mre oeass this mnth. 3. Kecrur cmped cen ce yoranizoquireoento Answ ers. 1. True. 2. True. 3. Fals e. 4. True. 5. True. The top 10 excuses for not exercising (and solutions!) ydjk ©Lbay ooges © Wellsource, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Take the October Health Challenge! Move the NEAT Way: Make changes to daily activities to move more Ask the Wellness Doctor: This month Dr. Brittany Carter answers the question: How can I tell if I’m depressed? Walk This Way to Lower Stroke Risk Walk at least two hours a week to protect your brain When 42-year-old Wisconsin resident Tracy Nelson woke up one morning, her arm was limp. She thought it was probably caused by the way she slept for the night. But it wasn’t. A few minutes later, she collapsed. She crawled to the phone to call for help. And when a 911 operator answered, she couldn’t speak. Tracy was having a stroke. When a stroke strikes your brain A stroke occurs when a clot blocks blood supply to the brain, or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. RECIPE Melg TarApple Treat Want a sweet treat tteeoyou than Halloween candy? Try this tasty baked-apple recipe: 6 Ingredients 4 tart apples, top third ohpluff 1/4 C did fut (e.., raisins, cranberries, apricots) 1/4 C ratet (wltr pcncoarsely chopped 1 T honey 1/2 tp gon cinnamon 1/4 C wte 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 2. Place apples on a cttig bad. Ct ohp trUse a melon baller or spoon to remove top two-thirds of the core. 3. Prick top sides of the apple with a fork to prevent 4. Put the dried fruit, nuts, sweetener, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Divide the mixture into fuat. Stff inside apples. 5. Put water in baking dish. Place apples in the water, open sdp. Bke uti apero, about 1 hour. References 1. Nutrition https://tinyurl.com/yy4gvn2o 2. population, Scientific Reports 3. International Journal of Obesity https://tinyurl.com/yxpbnsyd 4. https://tinyurl.com/yber9nvs 5. and incident type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose response meta-analysis. European Journal of Epidemiology https://tinyurl.com/y6fgelch 6. apples. From: https://tinyurl.com/yy7fay3w It can happen to anyone. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. And within minutes, a stroke can cause serious physical and mental problems. Take a daily walk to lower stroke risk A recent study gathered exercise and health data on 135,645 people. The data showed that those who walked at a brisk pace for two or more hours a week lowered their stroke risk by an average of 44 percent. If you want to lower your risk for a stroke, take a daily walk. Stroke: Know the signs. Act in time. stroke.nih.gov MORE Take the one-hour-a-day screen-time challenge If you want to live longer and protect your health, limit screen time to an hour a day, outside of work. You’ll be amazed at how much time you’ll have for other things like going for a walk, cleaning the house, reading a book, or spending time with family and friends. Want to Live Longer? 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