[Alert] Two-Week Mistake SHATTERS Heart Health

By Jack Taylor Posted October 11, 2019

When we hit our “golden years,” and we’re completely FREE from the burden of raising kids or going to work, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by too much “free time.”

Sure, most us claim we’ve got big plans for retirement: Taking more trips… seeing the world… or staying active with new friends and hobbies…

But here’s the reality: Many of us will waste our “golden years” ON ONE BAD HABIT!

I get it, of course. Our bodies ache while our bones wobble and creak, so it’s easy to settle into doing the same thing over and over again… but now, new research reveals why you’ve got to AVOID IT.

According to scientists out of the United Kingdom, just two weeks of doing this ONE THING — a pattern many of us form accidentally — is enough to WRECK your heart, HURT your lungs, and TRIGGER diabetes!

And if you do it for longer, your body’s EVEN MORE at risk!

I’m talking about staying still.

For you, that could mean spending hours curled up on the couch… wasting day after day in your trusty recliner… or refusing to get out of bed in the morning…

And if it’s become a regular occurrence, you could be in BIG TROUBLE.

In the UK study, researchers recruited 28 regularly active adults who each logged around 10,000 steps per day and asked them to severely cut their activity levels. To do this, the group dropped an average of 100 active minutes and 8,500 steps per day…

And after two weeks, their bodies paid the price.

Researchers observed that just TWO WEEKS – a measly 14 days – of relaxing and playing couch potato led to:

• DECREASED heart and lung health,
• INCREASED insulin resistance, and
• GREATER body and liver fat.

In other words, participants GAINED weight and LOST some of their physical fitness!

Not to mention, increased insulin resistance can be a clear warning sign of diabetes… and all of these factors combined can lead to increased risk of obesity, heart disease, respiration issues, and more.

Heck, lack of exercise and movement has also even been linked to heart-breaking, life-wrecking DEMENTIA and ALZHEIMER’S!

And these were all fit 20- and 30-somethings with healthy bodies and sound minds.

Just IMAGINE how horrible the effects could be on an aging body… or a body that’s spent more than two weeks wasting away on the couch…

It could RUIN you.

But don’t worry – I’m not suggesting you start training for a marathon or exhausting yourself with exercise. All you have to do to safeguard your health and heart is limit those lazy days.

If you spend one day on the couch, make sure you go outside or engage in an activity the next day. Or better yet, consider taking a short walk – just 30 minutes! – every day.

Studies have shown that 30 minutes of activity per day can prevent deaths from heart disease, aid weight loss, and even improve memory!