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Health Beat HealtH Beat No More excuses! Without breaking a sweat, you can probably rattle off a dozen excuses for not starting a regular exercise program. even though a recent study in the medical journal Diabetes Care found that fitter men with diabetes live longer, it’s still hard for some to start exercising. But here are three easy ways for anyone to stop avoiding physical activity, according to the federal WeightControl Information Network: e Team up. Join a class or sports league where people expect you to show up. If your basketball team or dance partner counts on you, a lame excuse just won’t do the trick. you enjoy—hiking, gardening, dancing or bicycling—and rotate so you don’t overdo it with any one routine. and commit to keeping these important “appointments.” r Beat boredom. Make a list of activities t Make a date. Put exercise on your calendar, New Year. New You. The CTMC Institute for Healthy Living offers a number of fitness, wellness, nutritional and lifestyle programs. For more information, call (512) 753-3622 or visit ctmc.org and click on “education & events.” Drink Your Veggies You probably know that eating more 1 Buy fresh vegetables a little at a time— enough for three or four days—for fruits and veggies is the key to losing maximum freshness. Use a home juicer weight. But if you, like many Americans, and drink immediately. struggle with this step, a new study may provide another option. Drinking at 1 Experiment with unexpected combos, such as the refreshing blend of parsley, least one glass of low-sodium vegetable celery stalks and carrots, or the sweetjuice every day may help you shed pounds ness of carrots and green apples. faster, according to research by Carl Keen, Ph.D., of the University of California, Davis. Here are juicy details on how Check out to make a tasty sip: the American Dietetic Association’s free fact 1 Combine 4 oz. tomato juice sheet on the health benefits of drinking juices with a dash lemon juice, ½ tsp. at eatright.org/ada/files/juice.pdf. Worcestershire sauce and two drops of Tabasco sauce. (liquid assets) oN our CoVer: Texas State Athletics Associate Director, Don Coryell, and his wife Marci, a pharmaceutical rep, enjoy a quiet afternoon on the Texas State campus. Photo by Don Anders. Hill Country Health is a quarterly publication of Central Texas Medical Center, a member of the Adventist Health System. President and CEO: Gary Jepson. Central Texas Medical Center, 1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, (512) 353-8979. The magazine is produced by CTMC’s PR & Marketing Department: Clay DeStefano: Administrative Director; Kale Bowen: Coordinator; Tabitha Walsh: Coordinator; Jordan Hoefar: Assistant. Copyright © 2009 by McMurry. All rights reserved. Information in this publication is not intended for the purpose of diagnosing or prescribing. Consult your physician before undertaking any form of medical treatment and/or advice contained in this publication. Central Texas Medical Center • www.ctmc.org Now printed on recycled paper! http://www.ctmc.org http://eatright.org/ada/files/juice.pdf http://www.ctmc.org

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CTMC Hill Country Health - Winter 2010