Exercising your pet has many Benefits
Exercise is very essential, not only in our lives, but also our pets. We have an obligation to make our pets' lives as happy as they can be and exercise is a big part of that. It is fun for you and your pets and allows time for you to enjoy each others company. Did you know exercise can actually increase your pet’s life by up to 30% and can decrease the incidence of orthopedic problems by a third!
Exercise keeps your dog trim, and helps to maintain muscle tone and build strong bones. If our life consisted of a continuous nap, interrupted twice daily to chow down, we also would be a blob. Everyone needs to burn off at least as many calories as we take in or we will gain weight. It is not rocket science people, get up and make your pets move. So how can you make sure that your cat or dogs lives for 4 or more years? One of the fastest growing conditions in our pets, is diabetes. Exercise can greatly reduce the incidence of diabetes, in people and dogs. The typical pet with diabetes is an overweight, middle aged female which is very similar in humans. Diabetes in animals is almost always type 2, meaning it is not a disease which is genetic; it is an acquired condition, a lifestyle disease. In the UK we have more diabetic pets then the rest of the world combined. Not much of a surprise there.
Another great benefit of exercise is that it actually increases new brain cell growth. That is great isn’t it? The cells that grow the most are in the part of the brain involving memory, so basically exercise will make you and your pet smarter. So get you and your pets exercising.