Exercise

The following article gives information about exercise and how important it is for good health.

Much has been written about exercise and how vital it is for optimum health. However much of this information is overly confusing and contradictory. We aim to simplify this field and provide simple but effective information which you can use.

As part of our regular newsletter there will be examples of effective common sense exercise information which anyone can use.

Exercise and well-being

As part of the modern life we lead, most people's bodies do not get enough exercise. There are many methods to keep the body fit and thin. So what works? Simplicity! Give your body what it wants. What does it want? GOOD FOOD, GOOD WATER, GOOD AIR, GOOD EXERCISE, RESPECT AND LOVE.

The body is a machine. As in any unused machine, it 'rusts up' and becomes stiff. The body uses movement to remove the toxins and unwanted products. When there is not enough movement, the method that it uses to remove waste and toxins, is to store them in fatty areas of the body.

The fat was used to store reserves for later use but, with the toxins and chemicals in modern processed food, the fat in today's bodies becomes an unusable storage area. The fat has an enormous quantity of pesticides and toxins. This makes it an unusable storage area so it just builds up and builds up and becomes harder and harder to remove.

When it is removed by strenuous dieting, too many toxins are released into the body too quickly resulting in flu like symptoms and, in severe cases, temporary paralysis of various parts of the body. So a gradual exercise and diet programme is required.

The blood system supplies nutrients to the body and the lymphatic system removes the wastes. Think of the lymphatic system as a toilet. Like a toilet, it works on values. The blood is pumped round our body by the heart. The lymphatic system has no such organ. It relies on our movements and gravity to circulate around our body. Our movements up and down open and close the valves. So, the more we move, the more wastes are flushed out of our system. The less we move, the more toxins are stored in the body.

Eventually, the waste products get to our elimination systems. They are carried by water. Pure water. All our circulatory systems, digestive systems etc, rely on water. Pure, clear water. Not tea, coffee, coke, chlorinated and fluoridated liquid, but pure, clear H20. We need a minimum of 8 glasses of water a day. Then your waste products can be flushed out of your elimination system.

Without water, your intestine slows down, toxins can be reabsorbed into the system, putrefaction causes intestinal diseases, indigestion problems, bad breath, skin problems - in short the toxins are not being excreted at a fast enough pace. So, the body stores them in the fat. And the fat builds up. Ideally, one should have bowel movement twice a day, optimally three times a day. (The medical profession says once a week, but they make a lot of money out of bowel cancer!).

Drink one glass of pure water when you wake up, at breaks during the day, one before each meal and one before bed at night. Drink one each time you go to the toilet and before each cup of tea, coffee, coke etc. If you ever FEEL thirsty, you already have a water depletion.

Hot and cold Showers.
One may laugh at those 'fanatics' who have hot and cold showers. Laughing while you lounge in a lovely warm bath. But lounging in a warm bath is not particularly healthy. Although very relaxing and luxurious they are not doing your system a great deal of good.

When you get hot under a shower the blood rushes to the skin and feeds it. Then when you immediately put on the cold, the blood rushes to the internal organs. You shiver, but what is happening is that your blood is flushing out your skin and leaving it oxygenated. Then, again, a hot shower and the blood rushes from your internal organs, so flushing them, to your skin. The optimum is 5 or 6 alternate hot and cold showers.

When you are in the shower, just use a face cloth/flannel on your face. Use a strong natural bristle brush on your body and help your skin exfoliate. Brush off all those dead cells so that your pores are clear and can 'breath'. Both these actions will help your body remove toxins and not lead to a build up of fat.

Now a tricky subject. (Especially to one who loves chocolate). In the civilised world, it has become accepted that if you reward yourself, YOU EAT. The point here should be, reward the soul and not the body. So, when you want to reward yourself DO something that will give you a great memory or buy yourself something - a book, some flowers. Something aesthetic, can be enjoyed and when ready you can easily throw it away. You can not as easily throw away a chunk of flesh!

The Media and every Exercise book says to put aside some time for exercise. This is fine for the time you are exercising, but what about the long hours when one just sits? And what about the fact that sitting puts more strain on your back than standing? Not to mention the potbelly that seems to occur all on its own. That pot belly, fat thighs, double chin, sore neck, wrinkled face, dropped buttocks, etc come about because one is not exercising and stretching ALL muscles in the body DURING the whole day.

This lack of stretching and exercising affects not only the muscles but also the supporter of the muscles, the spine. And atrophied muscles can pull the spine out of shape resulting in horrible backaches when you are older. If you are sitting at a desk, in an office, there are simple stretches and exercises you can do at work. Done in the loo or at odd times in the day when you can. Try and spread the stretches out over the day. For example you could do leg and back exercises at night, sitting exercises at your desk, some of the standing ones at your desk or in a queue or whilst waiting for someone.

The laying down exercises could be done in bed either at night or in the morning. That way the exercises and stretches are spread all over the day. The exercises burn off fat and tone the muscles and the stretches help to relax the muscles. Both must be done to tone the body. You cannot just exercise one part of the body and expect it to get into shape. The whole body is a machine that you must work. A word of caution do these slowly and never do anything that causes pain. You should just feel a pleasant stretching feeling and, after about a month of this exercise, you will feel much more supple and usually feel lighter on your feet.

Exercise

Exercise and well-being

Health Topics