No matter how old you are, you have the body of a modern human being - and that body (and how it works) was designed more than 100,000 years ago. We have inherited genes that have been fine-tuned to support a physically active lifestyle. Physical inactivity in sedentary societies directly contributes to multiple chronic health disorders. Physical inactivity is an abnormal state because our bodies have been programmed to expect physical activity; this is why inactivity causes the metabolic dysfunctions that lead to a host of chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
GET OFF YOUR "BUTS"
Perhaps you are thinking, "But I can't afford membership to a gym." Or "But I don't have any exercise equipment." Or maybe your first thought is, "But I go to school full-time and work part-time, and I have to study when I'm not working or going to class, and I have friends and a family... I don't have time to exercise." Don't let those thoughts in! Remember, instead that you don't need special equipment, special clothes, or membership to a fitness club. All you need to do is what we are (psychologically) supposed to be doing: short bouts of activity throughout the day. DON'T BE A LAZY PIG!
Walk to your classes instead of driving. When you do have to drive to campus of the mall, park at the far end of the parking lot. Take stairs instead of elevators. Is the weather bad? Go out to the mall and walk. You will be active and will get to window shop at the same time.
Remember, our ancient ancestors didn't have exercise equipment or fitness clubs, either. But the required activities of their lives - hunting food, building shelters, chopping wood - kept them alive, strong, and healthy. The need for physical activity to stay alive hasn't changed today.
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