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• • • <br /> Lessons Learned front aActiveh Lifestyle <br /> by air Ems l, F'resioknl <br /> llnte,riean 4ssoaioclion for /►e dive, Li fe,s-alks and ri{ne,» <br /> Just what does it mean to live an active lifestyle? Does it mean lifestyle are focused on maximizing their quality (and probably <br /> tint you like to get in 18 holes of golf once a week so that you quantity) of life by conserving their physical being. External <br /> can unwind and knock back a few brewskies; does it mean that conservancy means a caring for the environment. <br /> you i eligiously run that three miles every day at lunch, forsak- <br /> ins; Porkey's Apex so you can keep up your miles? I don't The lesson of persistence is learned through the trials of physical <br /> think so. I believe living an active lifestyle is more than simply activity. As you embark upon an active lifestyle, you begin to <br /> being active; It is more a state of being and doing. learn about your physiological and psychological limits. As you <br /> move from trial to trial, in "victory" and "defeat", you learn <br /> How do you know when you meet someone who lives an active that most limits are self imposed, and that through persistence <br /> lifestyle? Can you tell from the Nikes they are wearing, or by you cin achieve goals you thought unachievable. <br /> their Prince racquet? I suppose you might get a clue from these <br /> external indicators, however living an active lifestyle is much The lesson of tolerance is a lesson hard learned. Those who <br /> more elemental. subscribe to active lifestyles grow into a tolerance for nature, <br /> for others and for themselves. Two benefits of a tolerant <br /> People who live an active lifestyle learn important lessons from attitude are lower levels of personal stress and the ability to <br /> their community with nature, with others and with themselves. build coalitions to accomplish tasks. <br /> Tliese are the lessons of conservancy, persistence and tolerance. <br /> Cuns,Tvancy has both an internal and external focus. Internal An active lifestyle involves a-commitment to a quality way of <br /> cons(rvancy means a caring for the physical self through diet, life. Although the road is challenging, the benefits are great. <br /> exercise and lifestyle management. People who live an active <br />