Monday, July 13, 2009

Are You Proactive or Reactive?

I meet a lot of people who have recently had a health scare and have decided to start exercising because of it. They are being Reactive.

I also talk to a lot of people who started exercising long ago because they wanted to delay or prevent health problems. They are being Proactive.

Which of these types of people do you think tend to live longer and better? My money's on the Proactive people.

Let's talk about this in the context of fall prevention. Most people only start to think about training their balance after they experience a fall. Wouldn't it be a better idea to start training your balance before you fall in order to delay or prevent that fall?

Whether you've fallen before or not, if you want to be proactive with your balance, start doing exercises for balance today to give yourself the best chance of preventing more falls.

2 comments:

Kyle Murphy | yscn.org said...

We are all about senior health and fitness. We'd love to have you appear as a guest blogger some time if you'd like on http://www.yourseniorcarenetwork.com ~ a site designed to help seniors and their loved ones.

-Kyle Murphy | yscn.org

MoLangley said...

This is really an interesting activity! Some people are doing this kind of exercise for different reasons such as, to loose weight, to gain muscle mass and most especially to prevent heart problems and other body illnesses. Thank you for sharing this healthy tips with us!

South Orange County Senior Fitness