More Reasons to Exercise

You might know the common benefits of exercise: it makes you feel great, protects your heart and makes you look better. But somehow these benefits haven't nudged you into doing it.
Maybe these new discoveries will.
* Exercise may erase your genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease. A Washington University study of people aged 45-88 identified those with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's. But the risk carriers who were physically active and meeting the American Heart Association guidelines for regular exercise showed no buildup of amyloid plaques.
* Both leisure and on-the-job activity protect against heart attacks. A Swedish study, reported by Tufts University, shows both light and moderate work activity created a reduced risk of heart attacks when compared to sedentary people.
As expected, all leisure time physical activity was associated with a reduced heart attack risk.

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Naming The New Generation:

What’s the Rush?

Individuals, journalists, academics race to name the new generation
Previous generations lasted 20 years or more. They include:

The Greatest Generation, also known as the GI Generation, born from 1901 to 1924. They experienced the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, the New Deal and World War II.

The Silent Generation, also known as Traditionalists, were veterans and mature people born from 1925 to 1945. They experienced the Depression, World War II, and the Korean War.

Baby Boomers, born from about 1946 to 1964, are huge in numbers. They experienced the Vietnam War; assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy; the civil rights movement and the women's movement.

Generation X consisted of those born from 1965 to 1981. Many were latchkey kids or children of divorce.
Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Echo Boomers, were born from 1982 through the early 2000s. They experienced the Sept. 11 attacks and the rise of the Internet.

Today, demographers say there is a frantic race on to name the new generation. There's no official contest. The new name will come to life automatically when it's used most often in press releases and by writers and marketers.
"No one knows who will name the next generation," says Neil Howe, who, with his deceased business partner, is credited with naming the Millennials. 'The heart of the next generation," he says, "is still in nursery school."
Psychologist and author Jean Twenge referred to it as "iGen" before the iPhone came out. The i was for Internet. Now she likes Multi-Gen because the generation will be multicultural, multimedia, multiracial and multifamily.
Scott Hess of Teenage Research Unlimited likes PostGen. He says it will be post recession, post Obama and the generation that posts on Facebook.
USA Today says ad man Jack MacKenzie suggests "The Pluralistic Generation," because the Plurals will be most positive about America becoming ethnically diverse.

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August Is:

·       Admit You’re Happy Month

·       Family Fun Month

·       National Catfish Month

·       National Eye Exam Month

·       National Golf Month

·       Peach Month

·       Romance Awareness Month