National Fitness Month and $100 GNC Giveaway

1983 was a great year, not just because I was born that year, but because that is the year that National Physical Fitness and Sports Month was created. It’s been 28 years now and people all over still hold events and acknowledge the significance of learning more about our health and being active.

I have talked before on this blog about how important nutrition is and shown you how to read a nutrition label, now I want to stress how important being active can be. I struggle with this myself and if you are a regular reader of My Loss My Gain you know I have a hard time being active. At the end of 2009 I started this blog with the intent to lose 100 lbs in a year. Now I year and a half later I’m still about the same weight, though I have lost and regained pounds in the process.

Some statistics on the Benefits of Exercise:

•  Burning just 1,000 calories a week can lower your stroke risk by 24%

•  Coronary heart disease caused 476,124 deaths in 1996. Exercising for 14 minutes, 5 days per week can decrease your death risk by 46%.

•  Regular exercise decreases breast cancer risk by 20%.

•  Unfit men are 80 percent more likely to die of cancer than fit men.

Here are some of the things I’m going to be doing this month to get and stay active.

1. Workout for at least 30 minutes on my Step360
2. Walk my dog for at least 30 minutes 3 times a week (they need to stay fit too)
3. Keep hydrated so I can stay active
4. Encourage my friends to join me on walks and for other physical activities
5. Eat better so that I have the energy to be active

Last year I started a challenge for national fitness month and this month I am doing it again. Every week I will post a challenge every Monday, so check back for that post tomorrow, until then check out this great GNC giveaway.

Other Links to Check Out:

Be Active Your Way Blog

physicalfitness.org

Giveaway

Win one GNC $100 Gift Card

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What ideas do you have to stay or get more active this month?

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Giveaway ends May 18th at 11:59pm EST