Looking healthy is not the same as being healthy!

A lot of people get straight confused with out with health, being strong is not the same as being healthy, it is just one small part, there's other things that are not nearly as apparent as rippling abs and big biceps, I've seen bodybuilders with jaw-dropping muscular ripped physiques who were chain smokers and gasp for breath every step climbing stairs, looking healthy is not the same as being healthy.Let's take 8 markers for health starting with blood pressure; for every 10 points above 115 it doubles your risk of stroke and heart attack if you're over 40, if you're under 40 you think "I don't need to worry about that", YOU DO! because blood pressure naturally increases with age, and you if you don't watch it when you're young, you will end up as one third of Americans do right now, and end up on blood pressure medicine.Second marker for health; a low resting heart rate, your heart has a fine number of beat while you are resting out, and the lower your resting heart rate is, the less your heart beats in any given day, even though you exercise your total number of heartbeats for the day goes down because you're in a better shape.Third marker for health; high cardiovascular endurance, if you gasp for air after going up three flights of stairs you are in serious trouble! the last time most Americans ran around the track was back in high school, and the heart is like any other muscle, you have to exercise it, to keep it healthy.Number four; good cholesterol levels, America's dependent on highly process nearly fiber free food, doesn't help on cholesterol levels, vegetables and whole grains are almost absent from most people's daily nutrition.Number five proper body composition; one third of Americans are obese, that is not healthy, the opposite (skinny) is not good either.The six marker of health; is strength to do everyday activities safely, if your legs aren't strong enough, then you might be inclined to live with your back and get injured.Seventh marker of health is flexibility; like strength you need flexibility.The final marker of health is a low toxic load, a body full of toxins is not a healthy body, they can be from various resources, they can be heavy metals like mercury from fish, they can be pesticides from food, or can be toxins from smoking cigarettes, all those toxic things are bad... they can cause cancer, damage liver or both.So there's a lot more to being healthy than being strong as you can see... If you're concerned about your health and you only have time to either do your cardio or lift weights; do the cardio is more important!- Cardio is when your heart rate is at least the following for at least 30 minutes:+Age +Minimum Heart Rate20 ~150BPM30 ~142BPM40 ~135BPM50 ~127BPM60 ~120BPMSo, are you healthy? or you just look healthy?