North Pinellas Adventure Boot Camp for Women
John@BootCampRocks.com
3377 Covered Bridge Dr. W.
Dunedin, FL 34698
www.BootCampRocks.com
727-420-8139
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE IS WITHIN YOUR REACH
(PALM HARBOR, FL May 30, 2012) – If you are like most Americans, you are probably worried about being able to keep up with your health insurance premiums. In fact, according to Intuit’s Health Care Check-Up Survey released last year, 70 percent of respondents said they are concerned about paying for their medical care.
Fortunately, there is a way of keeping your doctor and hospital bills from skyrocketing and taking a big bite out of your budget. According to a new American Heart Association research, physically fit middle-aged adults have significantly lower health care costs as they age, compared to their less active counterparts.
“It really is true that a healthy lifestyle, which includes regular exercise, is the best preventive medicine,” says Kevin Carrier, owner of North Pinellas Adventure Boot Camp for Women. “Just think about how much money you can save by keeping various life-threatening diseases at bay.”
This message is especially timely now because May was designated by the President as the “Exercise is Medicine Month,” which focuses national attention on the health benefits of physical fitness.
There is an abundance of evidence showing that regular exercise, especially in combination with sensible nutrition, significantly contributes to a disease-free life. By helping us maintain healthy weight, and lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, physical activity can prevent or reduce the incidence of heart disease, several forms of cancer, stroke, and diabetes.
“All these are serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses, but don’t forget that by working out for at least 30 minutes on most days of the week, you will also reduce the severity of various aches and pains, improve your strength, balance and flexibility, and boost your cognitive abilities and mood,” Carrier points out.
To maximize your health and quality of life while minimizing your medical expenses, Carrier recommends including the following routines in your exercise program:
Interval training: This time-efficient series of exercises will boost your health in several significant ways. It will help burn calories and fat like a furnace, give your heart a great workout, and, because it increases the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the brain, will bolster your memory, lift your mood, and reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, dementia and other related conditions.
Strength training: “It helps slow down or stop muscle loss that accompanies aging and even raises the body’s metabolic rate. Strong muscles protect your heart, keep your joints flexible, strengthen the bones, and help manage back and arthritis pain.
Balance and flexibility exercises will improve stability and coordination, keeping you from falling down and sustaining serious injuries. It will also increase your range of motion, decrease muscular tension, and strengthen your joints, tendons and ligaments – all of which will go a long way in preventing or relieving the pain and discomfort of arthritis.
“Clearly, a comprehensive exercise program will make you healthier and happier, and, consequently, lower your medical bills,” Carrier says. “And, in this economy, that’s certainly remarkable.”
About North Pinellas Adventure Boot Camp for Women:
A former personal trainer, Carrier launched the North Pinellas Adventure Boot Camp for Women in Oct. 2007. Carrier specializes in weightloss for women and in working with women who “hate to workout”. Schedules and client testimonials are available at www.BootCampRocks.com. Carrier, a certified fitness boot camp instructor with 14 years of experience in the fitness industry, can be reached at John@BootCampRocks.com or 727- 420 – 8139.
Carrier, a certified fitness boot camp instructor with 14 years of experience in the fitness industry, can be reached at John@BootCampRocks.com or 727- 420 – 8139 and is available for media interviews on a wide range of topics related to health, wellness and fitness.