Generally people admit to knowing what will make them healthier. There seems, however to be a major disconnect between acknowledging the information and practically implementing health changes into everyday, individually actions.
Health and Human Services authorities acknowledge that we are in a health care crisis. Current health care systems were never created to handle the soaring expenses of health care for diseases that are largely preventable through appropriate behavior choices.
2003 U.S. statistics highlight specific areas of concern:
Obesity is an epidemic in the United States; health-related cost of obesity and other nutrition-related diseases is a staggering $117 billion/year.
Approximately 46.5 million adults in the U.S. continue to smoke tobacco while statistics reveal this behavior will result in disability and/or premature death for 50% of this population.
Diabetes rates have gone up 70% among ages 30-39 in recent years as well in the youth population.
Our youth is less active (more than 1/3 of our children get less than one hour of exercise/week), eats increasing amounts of healthy foods (childhood obesity has tripled since 1980), and engages in increasingly risky life choices.
Although all statistics prove otherwise, most people feel that they are doing "okay" in their lifestyle choices. Read more about the services we at JusteFitness, provide to guide and consult you towards a healthier lifestyle.