06/08/2012
Cheaper car insurance and a healthier car and body
Following on from a recent post which explained how inactivity can be as deadly as smoking, we at Duck2Water have been alarmed to learn that medical students are not being taught about the benefits of exercise.
This, clearly, is a ludicrous situation. As we all know, prevention will always be preferable to cure and if doctors know little about fitness and exercise, what hope can we have for the health of the nation.
Why, it would be like a mechanic not knowing about the benefits of regularly topping up oil or ensuring safe tyre tread, or indeed like a car insurance company not knowing about the cost benefits of having a no-claims bonus, or buying a reliable and modest motor.
But health and fitness, matters of life and death, are surely more important than either of the above analogies.
Yet, according to research carried out in 31 of the United Kingdom’s medical schools the instruction and learning on the benefits of exercise was found to be "sparse or non-existent".
One way of course that you can help protect your car’s engine from wear and tear, reduce the cost of your car insurance and get some exercise is to cut out short journeys in and around town by walking or cycling instead. There! We didn’t need to go medical school to learn that nugget!
This, clearly, is a ludicrous situation. As we all know, prevention will always be preferable to cure and if doctors know little about fitness and exercise, what hope can we have for the health of the nation.
Why, it would be like a mechanic not knowing about the benefits of regularly topping up oil or ensuring safe tyre tread, or indeed like a car insurance company not knowing about the cost benefits of having a no-claims bonus, or buying a reliable and modest motor.
But health and fitness, matters of life and death, are surely more important than either of the above analogies.
Yet, according to research carried out in 31 of the United Kingdom’s medical schools the instruction and learning on the benefits of exercise was found to be "sparse or non-existent".
One way of course that you can help protect your car’s engine from wear and tear, reduce the cost of your car insurance and get some exercise is to cut out short journeys in and around town by walking or cycling instead. There! We didn’t need to go medical school to learn that nugget!
Photo © London Attractions Guide via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: exercise, reduce the cost of your car insurance
23/07/2012
Keeping fit without becoming broke
Reports have revealed that not only is Britain amongst the laziest nations in the world, but that a lack of exercise can be as deadly on a person’s health as smoking.
While plenty of people manage a great deal of exercise everyday, for others it’s not so easy – especially for those who work long hours and find it difficult to make the time to get their blood pumping.
However, getting fitter doesn’t necessarily have to be difficult and there are ways to squeeze some more exercise into your daily routine.
For example, a thirty-minute power walk could be made in a lunch hour, and you’ll even be left with half an hour to eat lunch and read a few pages of your favourite book.
Or, if you live within walking distance of your work, you could give your car a break and travel by foot. You’ll even save some money on petrol too!
There are plenty of ways of getting some more exercise into your day, and absolutely no need to break the bank by joining the gym!
While plenty of people manage a great deal of exercise everyday, for others it’s not so easy – especially for those who work long hours and find it difficult to make the time to get their blood pumping.However, getting fitter doesn’t necessarily have to be difficult and there are ways to squeeze some more exercise into your daily routine.
For example, a thirty-minute power walk could be made in a lunch hour, and you’ll even be left with half an hour to eat lunch and read a few pages of your favourite book.
Or, if you live within walking distance of your work, you could give your car a break and travel by foot. You’ll even save some money on petrol too!
There are plenty of ways of getting some more exercise into your day, and absolutely no need to break the bank by joining the gym!
Photo © Ed Yourdon via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: Britain, car, exercise, laziest, petrol
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