Both of these are nonsense
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2 myths keeping you from being healthy
Two of the biggest myths about health are that:
- You can’t control your health
- You need a lot of willpower to make changes to your health
Both of these are nonsense.
While you can’t control EVERYTHING about your health, there are many things that are directly in your control.
And if you want to control the things you can control, willpower is one of the worst ways to do it.
Willpower is a bad thing to rely on to make changes because it’s an extremely limited resource in the human brain.
Instead it’s far better to set your life up in a way that promotes your health.
Let me give you an example…
Most people know that you should be physically active and that there are huge health benefits from being physically active.
But if your life is set up so that you sit all day, you are going to find it very hard to be physically active.
In fact, several studies show just how much setting up your life to be active can affect your health in positive ways.
A study by St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto and ICES has found that where you live can have a significant impact on your cardiovascular health.
The study analyzed nearly 45,000 individuals aged 40 to 74 living in 15 major urban centers in the Canadian province of Ontario…
…and found that people living in the least walkable neighborhoods were up to 33% more likely to have a high predicted 10-year cardiovascular risk…
…compared to individuals living in the most walkable neighborhoods.
“The findings demonstrate that walkability is associated with clinically relevant differences in cardiovascular disease risk,” said Dr. Nicholas Howell, first author of the study and a PhD graduate in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s.
Now… I know that not everyone can live in walkable neighborhoods…
But the thing about this study that is interesting is that walkable neighborhoods have NOTHING to do with willpower and yet still create much better health outcomes.
People who live in walkable neighborhoods also have a lower incidence of obesity.
Urban neighborhoods in Ontario, Canada, that were characterized by more walkable design were associated with decreased prevalence of overweight and obesity and decreased incidence of diabetes between 2001 and 2012, according to a study appearing in the May 24/31 issue of JAMA.
And people who live in walkable neighborhoods have a lower incidence of diabetes.
A new study by scientists in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Built Environment and Health Research Group finds that higher neighborhood walkability is associated with lower risk of gestational diabetes (GD).
Once again… I’m not saying that you have to live in a walkable neighborhood.
What I am saying is that paying attention to what we build into our lifestyle is super important to our overall health.
If you don’t live in a walkable neighborhood, you add physical activity in other ways that don’t require a ton of willpower.
Find an activity that you like to do.
Dancing, rock climbing, and kayaking are all good choices.
Get a dog, so you’ll have to walk it.
Or park in the last spot from your office to get some extra steps in.
Personally, I pace when I’m on phone calls.
I’ve developed a habit of doing that, so it’s easy to get physical activity in.
You don’t have to be a gym person to be in good health, but building physical activity into your day to day life is very helpful.
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