Sunday, January 27, 2008

SENIORS: HOW TO BEGIN A WELLNESS PROGRAM

THINK PRIMATIVELY.

·      YOU ARE NOT BEING CHASED BY A TIGER EVERYDAY, OR FORAGING FOR THE ENTIRE DAY FOR NOURISHMENT TO KEEP YOU STRONG ENOUGH TO FORAGE DAY IN AND DAY OUT

·       YOU ARE NOT STRETCHING CONSTANTLY FOR THE ONLY BERRY PRECARIOUSLY HANGING ON THE END OF THAT BRANCH.

·      YOU ARE NOT NAVIGATING YOUR BODY THRU A SMALL CREVICE OF ROCK SO THAT YOU CAN ESCAPE HARM, OR GET TO THE COOL DRINKING WATER.

·      YOU ARE NOT CREATING BALANCE BY USING ALL YOUR LEVERS IN HARMONIOUS COORDINATION EVERYDAY…

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……….SO FIRST ASK YOURSELF: WHAT CAN I DO EVERYDAY, TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THAT ?

 

AFTER ALL, YOUR BODY IS ANCIENT; OPERATES AS IF IT WERE STILL ON THE AFRICAN DESERT, AND DOESN’T CARE THAT YOU HAVE A NEW LAPTOP TO WILE AWAY THE HOURS.  IT ONLY INTERPRETS TWO THINGS; ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY.  ACTIVITY STIMULATES GROWTH, AND INACTIVITY SIMULATES YOUR BODY AND BRAIN TO SHUT DOWN ALL UNNECCESSARY SYSTEMS.  IF YOU DON’T USE YOUR BODY, LIKE A HUNTER EVERY DAY, YOU ARE TELLING YOUR BODY TO SACRIFICE YOUR MUSCLES, YOUR CONNECTIVE TISSUE, AND YOUR ORGANS UST  TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN ALIVE.  YOUR BODY THINKS THAT YOU DO THINGS ON PURPOSE.  SO WHEN YOU SIT FOR HOURS,DAYS, DECADES, AND ATROPHY INSUES AS A RESULT, YOUR BODY THINKS THAT YOU “WANT” TO LOSE MUSCLES, SHUT DOWN ORGAN FUNCTIONALABILITY, AND  DRASTICALY LOWER YOUR METABOLISM……….IT SIMPLY INTERPRETS THESE SIGNALS AS SIGNS THAT SCARCITY IS ‘REALLY BAD THIS YEAR’.

 

START WALKING AS LONG AND FAR AS POSSIBLE IN BETWEEN BOUTS OF SITTING.  IF YOU HAVE NOT WALKED IN AWHILE, START BAREFOOT AT THE BEACH, TO REMIND YOUR NEURONS OF THE CORRECT POSTURE FOR WALKING.  BELIEVE IT, OR NOT, YOUR BODY CAN FORGET HOW TO WALK CORRECTLY.

 

WALK EVERYDAY. NO EXCUSES. NO EXCEPTIONS.  TAKE WATER. DRINK IT. AND REFILL THAT BOTTLE, INSTEAD OF CREATING MORE PLASTIC FOR THE DUMP.

 

JOIN A GYM.  VISIT THEM. CHECK OUT THE ATMOSPHERE. PICK ONE WHERE YOU FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE.  START WITH A TRAINER, SO THAT YOU DON’T END UP MIMICKING THE PEOPLE WHO MIMICK THE PEOPLE: MOST OF WHOM NEVER REAP THE REWARDS, AND MANY OF WHOM GET INJURED.  SURRENDER DOROTHY: YOU HAVE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE. BE COMMITTED. DO THE WORK. BE PATIENT. RESULTS WILL COME.  YA DIDN’T GET THAT FAR GONE OVER NIGHT……BUT A FEW MONTHS CAN REVERSE THE DAMAGE YOU HAVE DONE TO YOURSELF OVER DECADES.

 

PICK A TIME. CREATE A HABIT, AND STICK TO IT.  THE LESS DECISION MAKING THE BETTER.  YOU HAVE ALREADY DECIDED: SO DON’T LET THAT BRAIN OF YOURS START BUILDING OBJECTIONS: THE DEBATE SOCIETY WON’T GIVE YOU YOUR LIFE BACK.  THE GYM WILL.

 

DON’T CHOOSE BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EATING, DRINKING AND TALKING: YOUR DOG ALWAYS CHOOSES THE BED, NOT THE FLOOR RIGHT ? SO DO YOU IF YOU START SEEING IT THIS WAY……PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, UP TO , AND BEYOND THE MINIMUM STANDARDS IS NOT OPTIONAL, IT IS IMPERATIVE, UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOOSE ALL FUNCTIONING DURING THE LAST THREE DECADES OF YOUR LIFE. TRUST ME, YOU DON’T. NO PRETTY. VERY SAD. A LOT OF DEPRESSED PEOPLE WITH FEW OPTIONS.

MAKE YOURSELF MOVE.  REMEMBER IN THE JUNGLE, IF YOU ARE NOT MOVING, YOU QUICKLY BECOME SOMEONE'S LUNCH.............NOTHING HAS CHANGED.....

SO GET UP. MOVE. STRETCH. GET IN THAT RETIREMENT COMMUNITY POOL. EAT NUTRITIOUS FOOD. LIFT WEIGHTS. AND BY ALL MEANS, RUN CIRCLES AROUND YOUR MIDDLE AGED CHILDREN.......

TAKE BACK YOUR YOUTH...........HELP YOUR FIFTY YEAR OLD CHILDREN TO DO THE SAME.....