Looking over the history of my mother's side (MacKenize) most didn't live that long mainly because of heart disease was what took them. For the maternal side on my mother's family, my great-grandmother lived to the age of 63 then died because of a heart attack; great-grandfather lived to 83 and was in pretty good health until he caught pneumonia and died; great-uncle Melvin died at 56 due to a heart attack; Great Uncle Alex died at 46 but because he was run over by a taxi; great aunt Jean died in 80's because of heart problems; great aunt Kay also died in her 80's due to heart problems and old age; great aunt Kay is still living at age 72 and is in good health other than suffering with arthritis; and my grandmother died at 61 because of heart attack. My grandfather on my mother's (her father, Munroe family) side died at age 68 from a heart attack

Now I may just have listed what I should do...but what will I do. Since I have been active my whole life (my mom's been running after me since I have been able to walk). Throughout elementary, junior, and high school I had been on a swim team, where I would be in the water for 3 hours a day swimming laps. Along with that, I played varsity soccer, volleyball, and rugby; all sports that involve lots of cardiovascular work, which aids in fighting risk of getting heart disease. But that was then, when I was home, under the watch of my parents. Since I have attending college, out of the watchful eye of mom and dad, it has been a different story. Though I do attend Florida Southern on a water ski scholarship, I do get a slice of exercise there. But this is nowhere near the activity level that I was at during my high school years. I find myself some weeks, especially during the off-season, getting minimal amounts of exercise (with the exception of maybe some dancing at Kau Kau Korner on Thursday nights), and this disgusts me. Sure, I make excuses all the time and they are valid in the point when I have loads of school work, but usually it's work that I've put off to last minute (like this essay). What I really need to do I get a schedule and stick to it. My whole life at home, before college years, I lived my life religiously by a schedule. Usually all my days were planned out from 4:30 am to 11 pm, and were maintained. I need to get myself back in the pool at least three times a week, ski more often, and take advantage of the beautiful Florida evenings by roller blading Lake Hollingsworth.

and because he died when my mom was only 18 months the history on his side is unknown.

Another thing that even before attending college I have been cheated out on is sleep. I have always been the tried girl, let be in high school it was because I was up at 4:30am for 5:30-7am swim practice then to school until 3:30pm, then to 4-5:30pm swim practice again, and somewhere after find a place for dinner and homework. I have never been the person that gets more than 7 hours, on a good night, of sleep (unless I had fallen asleep at my desk). College has been even worse on me, I pull all-nighters quite frequently and what I lack in sleep I make up for super-cafinated drinks. In the best interest of my present and future health, I really need to get things done at more appropriate hours of the day, even with my, at times, hectic schedule. I really, really want to get at least eight hours of sleep, and this I plan to get, once I get rid of those nasty 8am classes. Also, because of these late nights and piles of work to get done, I find my self stressed out quite a bit. When I get my schedule in order and get my exercise times in

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