Publisher's Synopsis
It's no surprise that Americans are on a slippery slope when it comes to healthcare. With access and affordability to health insurance hanging in the balance, it's more important than ever to take care of your mind, body and spirit. With today's technology and superior level of healthcare in the United States, you may be asking why you should be so concerned? Why is health and wellness so important?In our book "Faithful, Forty & Fabulously Fit", we explain why it's so important. We focus on encouraging men and women 40 and over to strive for wholeness through meditation, prayer, exercise and nutrition. For many people, especially women, once they turn 40, their metabolic rate in which they burn calories drop. They lose muscle tone and bone density. They become prone to stress-driven eating. Women tend to suffer from hormone fluctuations and the dreaded middle-age spread. They also may find that fitness and nutrition routines that previously worked for weight loss and muscle gain, often stop working. While all those changes sound scary, they also signal an opportunity for women and men to be in the best shape of their lives. We just need to approach fitness a little differently. As we age, strength or resistance training becomes key to adding new muscle mass and maintaining good overall health and bone density. Building muscle increases our ability to burn calories, perform activities of daily living and change the way our clothes fit. So, you may be asking, what is the difference between health/exercise and wellness? Health focuses on the physical and mental body being free from illness, injury, or disease. Health is a goal you work to achieve. For example, managing chronic conditions such as lowering your blood pressure or controlling diabetes are goals to be reached, as are losing weight or strengthening your heart through cardiovascular exercise. Many chronic diseases, like hypertension and type 2 diabetes are on the rise. The most frightening statistic is that they are becoming more commonplace in young children. Often these diseases are a result of unhealthy eating habits and increased weight gain. God has already given you everything you need to make your body and faith stronger. During your prayer with God, ask Him for the discipline to use the means He has given you to strengthen your mind, body and soul. Jesus said, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" (John 20:29).
