Movement: It's What's For Dinner
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Movement: It’s What’s for Dinner
Stephan Esser MD, USPTA
Health is an Experience!
Who am I?
Tenets of Health•Plant Based Diet•Exercise•Sleep•Emotional Poise•Sunlight•Clean Water and Air
Tenets of Health•Plant Based Diet•Exercise•Sleep•Emotional Poise•Sunlight•Clean Water and Air
• Motion is Lotion
• No Pain No Gain
• Use it or Lose it
Why one and not the other?
• We figure one “extreme” is enough
• We doubt the innate value of exercise
• We lack the knowledge
• We have the same excuses as others
– Time, cost, location, discomfort, previous injury
• What is it for you?
Goals
• Explore the facts– Exercise is the 2nd pillar of good health
– Exercise is not some extreme fad
– Exercise is:
• Empowering
• Preventive
• Treatment
Goals
• You CAN be more active
• You CAN improve your:– Speed, strength, CV health, flexibility, balance– Function– Quality of Life
“Eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise. For food and exercise……
work together to produce health.”Hippocrates
Regimen 400 BC
A brief history of exercise
Ancient Awareness
• Early observations – Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.)• “if we could give every individual the right amount of
nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health”
– Cornelius Celsus (ca.10-60)• “take exercise: for whilst inaction weakens the body,
work strengthens it; the former brings on premature old age, the latter prolongs youth”
• Those who Exercise • Those who don’t
Defining Exercise
• Exercise:–movement of the body resulting in the
enhancement of health and improvement of function
Movement
• Leisure time Exercise: organized sports, running, gym activities, rehabilitation etc.
• Lifestyle Exercise: activity incorporated into our daily pattern of life – eg: parking in the distant portion of the parking lot rather then the first
bumper, taking the stairs instead of the elevator etc.
Forms of Exercise• Cardiovascular
• Strength/Resistance Training
• Core Stability/Balance
• Flexibility/Coordination
• The Power of Exercise
Exercise and Physical Health• Reduces risk of
– Heart Disease ≈ 40%– Obesity: ≈ 30-100%– Stroke ≈ 50%– Type 2 Diabetes ≈ 50%– Hypertension ≈ 50%– Disability delayed ≈15 years– Colon Cancer ≈ 25-40%– Breast Cancer ≈ 20%-44%– Osteoporosis ≈ 20+%
• As many as 250,000 deaths per year in the United States are attributable to a lack of regular physical activity
Physical Health Cont’d
• Improve Balance• Reduce Fall risk• Improve Systemic Circulation• Accelerate Skin Healing• Bowel Regularity• Improved Energy/Resilience
Exercise and Mental Health
• Regular Exercise:– Reduces risk of:
• Depression• Anxiety• ADD/ADHD• Alzheimers Dementia
– Improves:• Mental Clarity, test scores, focus
Motion is Lotion
If…then
• If………– Having Adventures counts– Playing with children/grandchildren– Competing in a sport– Recreational activities: Sight seeing, Bird
watching, Hiking etc– Your figure matters– Your sexual life matters– Preventing/Managing/Reversing common
diseases
Then Exercise Should be part of your life
Then Exercise Should be part of your life
My Meal
?
Perceived Complexities
• Can I safely Exercise?
• Will I injure myself?
• What kind of exercise should I pursue?
• Do I need to do weights, Cardio, flexibility
• How do I exercise? What is correct form?
• Should I hire a trainer, a heart monitor etc?
SimpleMinimal CostOne step screenValidated
“I exercised once, but found I was allergic to it. My skin flushed
and my heart raced. I got sweaty and short of
breath……… Very dangerous.”
“I exercised once, but found I was allergic to it. My skin flushed
and my heart raced. I got sweaty and short of
breath……… Very dangerous.”
What Kind of Exercise Should I Pursue?
GROW
• Goals
• Reality today
• Options
•Will
Present Recommendations
• Cardiovascular:
– 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week.
Present Recommendations
• Resistance Training:
– 2-3 days per week
– All major muscle groups
– 2-4 sets of each exercise
– 48 hours in between sessions
Present Recommendations
• Flexibility:– 2-3 days/week to improve range of motion
• Balance:– 2-3 days/week
GROW
• Goals
• Reality today
• Options
•Will
• Resources
People• Structured:– Doctors: MD, DO, ND, DC, AP, DOM etc– Physical Therapists– Training: Personal Trainers/Group Classes– Life Coaches etc
• Unstructured:– Friends/Family– Work-Out Buddy
Places
• Parks• Gyms• Country Clubs• Lakes• Oceans• Your House:– Backyard/Frontyard/Garage/Living Room etc
• ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE
Electronics
• Online Apps• Pedometers/Accelerometer• Jaw Bone• Fit Bit• Fit Bug• Nike Fuel
Stuff
To Do • Identify Goals
• Target Exercise to help achieve these
• Use your resources to increase likelihood of success
• Re-evaluate
Use it or Lose it
Aging
• CV: C0 by 20-30% by 65
• Resp: FVC by 40-50% by 70
• Muscle: 30% Strength 40% Muscle by 70
• Bone: 1% per yr after 35
• Connective: Nerves slow, lose elasticity
So we
are all
falling apart!
Disuse
• Bedrest:
– BMD, increased bone resorption– muscle mass and strength– muscle fiber size– fatty infiltration of muscle–Impaired O2 exchange– Cardiac function, efficiency
“A review of biologic changes commonly attributed to the process of aging
demonstrates the close similarity of most of these to changes subsequent to
a period of enforced physical inactivity………………a portion of the
changes that are commonly attributed to aging are in reality caused by disuse and, as such, are subject to correction.
There is no drug in current or prospective use that holds as much promise for
sustained health as a lifetime program of physical exercise.”(JAMA 1982;248:1203-1208)
Walter Bortz MD
Disuse and Aging
• “You have to work at living, period. You’ve got to train like you are training for an athletic event. Most older people just give up. They think, “I’m too old for that,” because they have an ache here or a pain there. Life is a pain in the butt; you’ve got to work at it.”
Jack LaLanne
No Pain, No Gain
Depends
Not good pain
• Chest Pain• Joint Pain• Pain that radiates• Pain associated with neurologic changes• Pain with swelling• Pain that fails to improve with appropriate
measures• Pain that compromises other systems function
“Good Pain”
• Muscle “pain” while exercising
• Muscle soreness 1-2 days after exercise
• Moderately labored breathing during activity
• The opposite of the other page
Stages of Change (Prochaska and DiClemente)
1: Pre-contemplation
2: Contemplation
3: Preparation/planning
4: Action
5: Maintenance
6: Permanent Maintenance (Termination)
My Reasons to Exercise• Feel good in my skin• Increase energy, Reduce stress• Increase my confidence, discipline• Be a role model, socialize, family time• It’s fun, I love to sweat and work hard• I love challenges• Reduce disease risk• Lower disability risk• Maintain independence
What are your reasons?
My Reasons NOT to Exercise
• Time• I’m tired or lazy• Inconvenience (I forgot my clothes etc…)• Money (shoes, travel, racquets) • Other priorities• Hate Change• Don’t know what to do• I’m Injured
What are your reasons NOT to exercise?
Conclusion
In Conclusion
Motion is Lotion
Use it or Lose it
No Pain No Gain
“There’s a book, Profound Simplicity, that has nothing to do with health, but this is exactly
what “this is”—profound simplicity. It is profound in that it holds the truth in all its
splendor within itself and still it is so simple that unfortunately most people are
unimpressed by the truth.” Dr. Wil l iam Esser ND
NH Keynote Address 1980
Conclusion
• Exercise is powerful “medicine”– Prevention - Reversal– Management - Function
• Exercise should be a part of every health plan• Identify your Goals
– Confirm they are Reasonable/Sustainable
• Identify and harness your resources• Thrive
Thank You!Thank You!