ObamaCare Sends Doctors Packing



A new poll shows doctors are more willing to close down their practices and retire than live under the Democrats' health care law-which proves what Investor's Business Daily has been saying all along. During a previous study performed by Investor's Business Daily, 4 out of 9 doctors said they would "consider leaving their practice or taking an early retirement," which meant as many as 360,000 physicians could be lost as the number of people in this country who need medical care keeps growing. 67% also said they expected fewer people to apply to medical school if ObamaCare went into effect. Other results from the poll showed that they believed the health care bill would result in lower-quality care for seniors and higher costs for taxpayers. Although this study was initially scorned, a new poll actually proves its findings. Today, a Merritt Hawkings survey shows that a whopping 40% of doctors are considering leaving their practices now that the health care overhaul has officially passed. If we don't repeal ObamaCare as soon as possible, we may lose the very people who make our health care system work in the first place.

Looking for a challenge? How about interval training? Interval training trains your system to utilize different fuels for energy.

Interval training is an training system that combines short bursts of intense activity, called intervals, with periods of lower intensity, or rest periods. By alternating the two throughout your workout, your body is forced to exert more effort than it normally would during a steady, continuous workout of moderate intensity.

Intervals can be used by anyone, beginner or advanced, for almost any kind of workout. You will find that interval training takes less time, but the challenge it provides is very intense. For instance, instead of 45 minutes on a recumbent bike, reading a magazine, try 15 minutes of interval work.

An example of interval training is the Tabata Method, which alternates 20 seconds of ultra-intense exercise with 10 seconds of rest for a total of four minutes, the results have been “through the roof.”

According to the American College of Sports Medicine, short, high-intensity exercises burn more calories than longer, low-intensity aerobic workouts.

Interval training is accomplished by adjusting several factors in a workout: the length or duration of the intervals, the length or duration of the rest periods, and the type of activity taking place during the rest periods.

Each increase and decrease of activity corresponds to an increase and decrease in your heart rate -- and that’s where the extra calorie burning occurs. But it’s not about how fast your heart is beating. It’s how fast it slows.The important thing about interval training is not the rate of activity; it’s the rate of recovery. For instance, if you walk a block and you can’t walk another one until the next day, your rate of recovery is horrible.

Try interval training on the treadmill, walking or running. Try it on the elliptical, the bike, and even jumping rope. You can use interval training in any sport.

Until next time, keep training hard and eating smart!