THE HEALTH CRISIS -- CHALLENGE AND STATISTICS
We're always told the most precious thing we have is our health. And if you or a loved one has suffered a health crisis, you have probably realized the truth in this statement.
Maybe we aren't in good enough shape to do the things we love anymore, so we become armchair travelers and athletes. Or if we are fit, there never seems to be enough time to enjoy all the activities we love-hiking in the wilderness, taking a walk after dinner, going on a bike ride on a sunny afternoon. Maybe you've always wanted to climb Mt. Rainier or kayak through the San Juan Islands. Maybe competing in the Iron Man Competition in Hawaii is your dream, or running a 5K to help cancer survivors. It's not too late to resurrect those dreams.
But is there time? Most American families can no longer survive on one income. With both parents working and with the rise in single parent families, it takes a lot of effort to plan and prepare a nutritious meal. At the end of the day, we're often too tired to work out or even go for a walk.
To make matters worse, the following statistics paint a dismal health picture for a majority of adult Americans.
A shocking two out of every three adults in the U.S. (age 20 and older) are overweight or obese.
15% of children and adolescents are overweight and more than 30% are considered obese.
According to a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, an estimated 400,000 deaths each year may be the result of inactivity and poor diet.
And with childhood obesity rising sharply, it is projected that our children's generation will be the first generation since the depression to have a shorter lifespan than their parents. Isn't it time we changed these statistics.
AN OPPORTUNITY
Although we live in a chaotic world short on time and long on stress, we have never had a better opportunity to make a difference in our own lives as well as the lives of others. The internet has revolutionized the way a "grass-roots" movement can spread - not just to our families and friends but across the country and around the world. And the time is now.
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