Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, I'm host Paul Vogel-Zang, and this is episode number 3-12.

Today's show is part of our Fitness Friday shows, and it's another great one in our fitness Friday series. We'll be

hearing from returning guest Sabrina Joe who will join us in just a minute.

Sabrina Joe of course is a favorite with our not old better audience and is the American

Council on Exercise Director of Science and research content.

Sabrina Joe will be here to share important information about new government guidelines about exercise.

You know, for many of us in the not old better show audience, the phrase physical activity conjures up sweaty runs, or powerlifting sessions at the gym, or long, hard, possibly

even grueling physical stress.

But the latest federal guidelines support a much broader definition of what it means to be active,

one that includes less obvious pursuits like taking the stairs, raking leaves, bird watching,

and parking the car further away from your destination.

This is a subtle shift, perhaps, but we've got to start somewhere, and this may even help us live longer.

Sabrina Joe will explain what this means and that every movement counts.

Improving levels of physical activity, both light and moderate,

can be almost as effective as rigorous, regular exercise at preventing a major chronic disease.

We don't have to be running marathons to stay healthy.

The paradigm needs to shift when we think about being active.

Those of us in the not old better show audience now expend more energy doing the same kinds of activities

we did when we were younger so our daily movements have to accommodate for this.

Think of it as taking a pill if the pill is the

activity level at different doses and the doses represent the amount of time that we exercise.

Depending on the age of the patient, it's not one size fits all, and we have to find some enjoyment in the activity.

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