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Hi,

I'm back! Honest, I'm not kidding. I finished my first book project, as many of you know, and now I will be getting back to writing my monthly newsletter. I hope you are as excited as I am. Really, I am excited. I actually enjoy writing, especially writing about fitness, wellness, health and nutrition. I will admit that I do have a little of a selfish motive – it forces me to stay on top of current issues in these areas, which helps me keep my wife and I healthy too.

What's happening with me and mine? I'm glad you asked. In June, our oldest granddaughter graduated from 8th grade, and our oldest grandson (her brother) turned 17. In July our youngest granddaughter turned one year old, and one of her brothers turned 7. Needless to say, as good grandparents who live in another state, we traveled back to the Chicago area for these events. Of course the two separate weeks we were there, were the two hottest weeks in Chicago in several years. You might think that since we live in the desert, we wouldn't mind the heat. Let me tell you, Chicago heat is different from desert heat. Chicago heat is humid, makes you sweat a lot, and is very uncomfortable. Desert heat is just hot. Big difference!

You have probably seen the ad for my new book "If Not Now, When?", but in case you haven't here is a link to the page.

Good luck, keep exercising, and remember – "If not now, when?".

Best Wishes,

Tom Manfredi


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What one can be, one must be.

After work and sleep, watching TV is the most common daily activity in many parts of the world. As an example, Americans watch an average of five hours of TV each and every day. Most of us realize that spending so much time sitting passively can lead to obesity and other diseases. Now, researchers have quantified just how harmful being a coach potato can be.

Recently, a Harvard led group reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, an analysis of data from eight previously published studies. The analysis shows that for every two hours per day spent watching TV, the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes rose 20% over 8 years. The risk of heart disease increased 15% over a 10-year period. And, the risk of dying prematurely climbed 13% during a seven-year follow-up.

I don't think anyone finds it a revelation that all of these outcomes are linked back to a lack of physical exercise. But, unlike other sedentary activities like knitting or reading a book, watching TV may be particularly effective at promoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer number of hours we spend watching TV dwarfs the time we spend on anything else. Additionally, constantly seeing ads for beer and other less than healthy snacks and drinks probably makes you more likely to consume them.

Now, on the slightly positive side, the reporting group admitted that they didn't compare different sedentary activities to determine if TV watching is linked to a greater risk of the mentioned health issues compared with reading or something else similar. And, they didn't break down the health outcomes by people who watched the same amount of TV but had different levels of physical activity. Keep in mind though, that those who log the most hours watching TV more than likely aren't the most physically active people.

In fact, a simple bit of math can add an interesting perspective to the whole issue. If you get 8 hours of sleep, spend 10 hours at work and commuting, give yourself 1 hour for meals, and watch TV for 5 hours, you have just used up your standard "24 hours in a day" allotment. And last time I checked, no one has figured out yet how to get more than 24 hours in to a day. Add to that the most recent exercise recommendations which suggest that we should exercise 45 minutes to an hour at least 6 days week, and it is pretty evident that something has to give. Hopefully that "something" won"t be your health.

On line fitness coach Tom Manfredi is the creator of the site "fitness-after-50". This site is designed with the mature adult in mind. There is a lot of information available on the site for anyone looking to start or restart a sensible exercise program. Learn more by going to www.fitness-after-50.com


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