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Doctor’s Senior Exercise & Health Newsletter October 1, 2001 In This Newsletter Introduction*** The Doctor’s Senior Exercise & Health Newsletter is written bi-weekly, solely for information to help seniors, baby boomers and anyone else who may have an interest in staying healthy, living a vigorous, active lifestyle and combating the aging process. The newsletter also includes know-how in the form of useful tips and links to more extensive material on the Internet. It is not meant to prescribe treatments for any particular condition as something that the individual may wish to discuss with their healthcare professional. Website: http://www.doctorsexercise.com How to subscribe: Click Newsletter on the left menu at website for more info and to Subscribe or Unsubscribe: browse directly to: http://pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/doctorsexercisenewsletter E-Mail address: newsletter@doctorsexercise.com The Doctor’s Senior Exercise Newsletter strives to give you the best available news that we hope will help you in your efforts to maintain a pain-free and happy lifestyle. However, you should always seek advice from your healthcare professional before trying ant new treatments that you may feel can help you. Discussing your intentions with your doctor is always the proper procedure. ********************** Repeat Warning*** I my newsletter Vol. 1 No. 1, I warned everyone of the prevalence of “Identity Theft”. Unfortunately, the horrendous events on September 11th have given the unconscionable slugs that perpetrate these crimes a great opportunity to expand their operations and find new targets. Mountains of paper have rained down on the streets of Manhattan, and a great many of these papers contain vital personal information, such as social security numbers, brokerage account numbers, bank account numbers, mothers maiden name, etc. that can easily be used to rob your identity. If they don’t have this information and just have a persons name and the name of a bank or brokerage house, they will call the individual telling them they are calling from that institution. They will tell them that due to the disaster they have to upgrade their records. They will ask for your social security number and other vital information. Do not give out any information. A credible company will not call you to obtain such information. Another ploy is also being used. There has been an increase of such activity by using the mail as a way of getting this information. The Internet has seen a sharp increase of such scams via email as well. They have also targeted the public knowing that this is the time to obtain charitable contributions. The mail, email and phone callers will tell you the name of some phony charity and tell you where to send your contribution. That will of course be a phony address, usually a P.O. Box number. To repeat my previous warning, any individual, and particularly those that may have had dealings with companies that were involved in the World Trade Center disaster, should place an alert on the 3 major credit rating companies. Should you need their contact information, you can access it from my Vol. 1 No.1 newsletter. We all must be extremely vigilante in these trying times. This of course does not mean you should not make your donations, just be sure that the charity is well known. Healthfully Yours*** Many people ask me about the difference of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. To understand the difference we need to know how each will impact the body and what it accomplishes. Aerobic exercise causes the body to utilize oxygen to create energy. Anaerobic exercise causes the body to create energy without utilizing oxygen. This occurs because the demand for energy is much faster and greater, so that the body is forced to create it from many of the natural body chemicals. A study conducted at a Colorado State University shows that anaerobic exercise can burn as much as 5 times the calories as that burned in aerobic exercises. Aerobic exercise is the type used in the fast dancing and jumping type of exercise, treadmills, ski machines, bike machines, rowing machines and fast moving sports such as handball, racquetball, etc. Any exercise that does not use resistance is the aerobic type. After aerobic exercise, the body will still burn calories for a few hours afterward. However, the amount will be very minor. Anaerobic exercise is the type used with resistance, such as weight lifting and the use of machines that can offer increased resistance as you progress. This type of exercise will build bone and muscle, adding to body mass. What will cause a greater impact on the calories burned in anaerobic exercise is that the body continues to burn calories for several hours after the exercise session, and in greater quantity than aerobic exercise. Because anaerobic exercise burns more calories than aerobic exercise, as much as 5 times or even more, it stands to reason that anaerobic exercise will help the individual to lose weight by a ratio of 5 to 1 versus aerobic exercise. The increase of calorie burning causes the muscle to become fatigued and lose mass at first. This in turn stresses the muscle so that it will increase in strength and mass. The body loses fat mainly from around the middle and hip area where most of our fat is accumulated. Losing weight from these areas, especially from around the middle will help reduce stress placed on the heart, lungs, and circulatory systems of the body. It can help in the prevention of high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney and pancreatic diseases. More about exercise in health hints…read on. Health Hint*** Exercise can increase your longevity by as much as nine years or more. By the same token being a couch potato cannot only reduce your lifespan, but your quality of life as well. The inactivity will cause the muscles and joints to stiffen and become weaker. It is difficult to get people started on an exercise program. They say they can’t find the time, but really it is due to laziness for the most part. Why a person can’t find 15 to 30 minutes a day to help them in being a healthier and more robust person is certainly beyond me. Forgive me if I seem to be preaching, but I am! It is up to the individual to find an exercise program that is comfortable for them. And it is up to that individual to make up their mind that they will stick to that program, no matter what. If they remain on the program for at least 3 months, it is almost certain that they will be dedicated to it and stick with it for all time. Many individuals will start an exercise program only to stop within a few days. If they should be questioned as to why they don’t continue exercising, they will tell you that they feel some pain or soreness after the exercise. What they don’t realize is that after being sedentary for an extended period of time, it is almost certain that they will experience some pain on initiating an exercise program. The pain in most cases will be dull and achy, and the muscles will become easily fatigued. They should try to continue with the program. If they can go beyond this period of soreness, they will find that the muscles and joints will strengthen, and the pain and soreness will gradually go away. There should be a word of caution when you exercise beyond this pain threshold. You must listen to what you body is trying to tell you. Should you feel any type of sharp pain during a particular exercise, you must stop that exercise at once. You can continue on with those exercises that do not cause this pain or discomfort. After a week or so you may try that exercise again. If the pain again persists after the exercise, this exercise should be avoided in the future. We will have more on exercising in future newsletters. The importance of exercising cannot be stressed enough. The benefits are so great, that ignoring this need would be a disservice to people of all ages. However, a word of caution, before starting any exercise program, you should discuss it with your health professional. Doc Cane Copyright, Disclaimer, and Trademark Information. Copyrightã 1997-2001 Emanuel M. Cane. All rights reserved. Except stated below, this material or parts thereof may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed by any means whatsoever without explicit, written permission from the author. 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