It used to be the mainstream opinion that genetics determines your health, and if you were born into bad genes you just have to deal with it. So, for all of you out there still using that excuse it's time to put that to bed. We have known for sometime now that we can actually change the course of our health dramatically by just a few lifestyle changes. Now, more research has come up to give this more life. As I said in my last post a lot of us really overestimate the costs of changes and underestimate the benefits.
"According to the Centers for Disease Control, preventable, lifestyle-related chronic diseases drive 75 percent of health care spending. Ninety-five percent of these costs are spent on treatment, with only five percent used for prevention. According to Chris Boyce, CEO of Virgin HealthMiles, “Seventy percent of Americans are inactive.”
Companies are now embracing this concept and making great changes by hiring health and wellness coaches, bringing in healtier food to the cafeterias, sponsoring gym memberships, some even encouraging having meetings outside, or just simply walking.
June is National Health and Wellness month and as a health and wellness coach this is an exciting leap in the right direction. Let's not wait for the health insurance companies to catch up with us. What can you do to your daily routine to move more and change your outcome?
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/06/17/june-is-national-employee-wellness-month/#ixzz1Q8wZtQZQ
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