age

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current music: wrens - not so green
mood: fat.

I took this online test that calculated how old your body really is, in terms of how healthy you are. The only problem was the lowest age you could give as your calendar age was 20. So I gave 21.8, which is what I would be if I were born in 1983. Up until the physical activities part, it was saying I was a least 6 years younger than 21.8. After the physical activities section, my "realage" was 16.7. Not bad. Here's what they said I could do to be healthier.

RealAge Plan Overview

DO MORE STRENGTH-BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF YOUR OVERALL WORKOUT. YOU MAY ALSO CONSIDER ADDING ANOTHER CARDIOVASCULAR ACTIVITY TO YOUR ROUTINE.

LOWER YOUR HEART RATE TO 75 BEATS PER MINUTE.

GRADUALLY WORK UP TO AT LEAST 90 MINUTES OF STRENGTH-BUILDING EXERCISES EACH WEEK.

HAVE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURED. MAKE LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO HELP REDUCE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE TO LESS THAN 120/80 mm Hg.

EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST EVERY DAY.

CONSIDER GAINING A LITTLE WEIGHT. (!)

IF POSSIBLE, ADD FISH OR OTHER SOURCES OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS TO YOUR DIET AT LEAST SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. (You know what this means... stock up on the hemp bars)

YOUR INTAKE OF LYCOPENE IS LOW. (more excuses to eat tomatoes)

INCREASE YOUR INTAKE OF VITAMIN E TO 400 IU A DAY.

TO RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF UNAVOIDABLE STRESS IN YOUR LIFE, SPEND MORE TIME BUILDING AND MAINTAINING STRONG, CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. (ha)

CONSUME MORE UNSATURATED FAT WITHOUT INCREASING YOUR CONSUMPTION OF SATURATED FAT. (are you calling me fat?)

HAVE YOUR HDL AND TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS MEASURED. INCREASE YOUR HDL CHOLESTEROL LEVEL. TAKE THE CHOLESTEROL QUIZ FOR PERSONALIZED LIFESTYLE TIPS.

COMPLETE THE IN-DEPTH NUTRITION ANALYSIS.

EAT MORE FOODS THAT ARE RICH IN POTASSIUM.

FLOSS EVERY DAY

FOR MAXIMUM HEALTH BENEFITS, INCREASE YOUR GRAIN INTAKE. (Huh? all i eat is grain)

TAKE THE DEPRESSION HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS.

TAKE THE ANXIETY HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS.

FOR MAXIMUM HEALTH BENEFITS, INCREASE YOUR FRUIT INTAKE.

TAKE THE PSORIASIS HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR PERSONALIZED CARE STRATEGIES. (will do)

www.realage.com if you're bored  ¶ 12/19/2004 04:04:00 PM