St. Paul, MN (ContentDesk) December 22, 2005 — You know the drill. Put on weight over the holidays. On January 1, vow to get fit. By February, brush it all off until next year. But a mother/daughter fitness publishing teams sees 2005 as a wake-up call that in 2006, we really do need to make good on our fitness resolutions.2005 brought twists and turns that exposed many of our health-related vulnerabilities, says Jennifer Luhrs, 55, creator and publisher of the Streaming Colors Fitness Journal (www.streamingcolors.com), a calendar you color in with your positive fitness actions each day.
If you feel like the health care rug is being pulled out from under you, youre not alone. Here are five trends from 2005 that should strengthen everyones resolve to improve their health and fitness habits in 2006. #1 Oops, there goes your health insurance. 46 million Americans have no health insurance and the number is growing. Whether youve been downsized, outsourced, denied coverage, had your employer shift more of the healthcare costs to you, switched to a high deductible plan, or were just plain priced out of the marketyou cant afford to get sick.
Oops, there goes your pension. Now even healthy companies are getting rid of pensions as a way to stay healthy financially. But what does that mean for your health? And what about Social Security? If youre going to be working into old age (as you may well be) your good health, fitness and vitality will make you a more attractive job candidate and a more physically capable worker.#3 Oops, there goes your house. 2005 was a particularly cruel year for hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, wild fires, not to mention the terrorist threat still hanging over us.
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