Health is wealth

I would like to tell you a story; it is story of a wealthy man in his forties, who earned everything he required in his life, money, materials, fame. But he was spending his almost the time in hospital and consult doctor after doctors. He eats more medicine than his food and because of ill health. He retreated from everything he like, his daily golf, his weekend hunting, his club visits his favorite foods. But at the same his father in law, who is in his eighties, playing daily tennis, visiting all the business locations and even going for vacations in US in energetic way like a young guy.

Why this ill fate to young man and good fortune to old man- What was wrong? Nothing, but the approach to life. The old man accepted life as god given and take enough care about it. He never misses his daily morning tennis play, evening walking in the park, and weekend visit to pilgrim stations.

When we are physically active in the life, it will keep your body and mind fit to take any task and troubles. How physical exercises beneficial for us? Simple anatomy in out body is that all part of our human body is running on oxygen. The more oxygen we are get the healthier and fit we are.

But how we will get better oxygen, when our muscles are working it required lot of oxygen to get the required level of energy. If you are doing any kind of physical activity it will happen only through the muscles – means you must do physical activities or exercises to keep you fit and fiddle.

Physical exercise can be divided in to two, Aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise .Any activity like running, cycling, football etc which will create cardiovascular impact is called aerobic and activities creating muscle power is known anaerobic. Weight lifting, power lifting etc are the examples. Other important exercise is stretching –which can improve the motions muscle and joints.

Any kind of physical activity will definitely benefit for you from many angles.

1.     It will burn  extra calories and fat from your body

2.     It will keep your body fit with flexibility, mobility and strength.

3.     It will help you to keep you heart in good health; if your heart is healthy you are healthy.

4.     Exercise will   boost your immune and keep deceases away by reducing cortisol production.

5.     Physical activity will improve your brain function by more blood and oxygen supply to brain.

6.     Exercise will reduce the chance of depression and sleeplessness

After hearing the entire good thing, you also will feel that to do some exercise from tomorrow; really it is happy thought and further we will think how we can materialize this good and enthusiastic wish.

            Try to adopt some simple techniques if you are really enthusiastic to do the exercise.

·        Start right now- yes don’t wonder how, when you are going back from the meeting use the stairs instead of lift.

·        Start with simple exercise-if you are overweight you cannot start 5 Km running tomorrow- you have start with one Km walking  and will gradually increase to 2,3,4,5 and after six months of 5 km walking you may able to run one or two KM. if you opt big targets you will be disappointed and  withdraw from the attempt itself

·        Try to get a companion- your companion will help you to overcome the laziness to start the exercise every day.

·        Believe strongly that it is beneficial by measuring every minor thing your weight, hip size or even your ability to walk upstairs without any breath problem.

·        Avoid exercise if you are ill or not completely fit. Such act will make your subconscious mind wrong message of pain and fatigue.

·        And enjoy your exercise.

As we know that the oxygen is our life, you all agree with me that health is the real wealth we have. If you earn everything you dreamed and in final stage if you don’t have any health to enjoy it – it is not only painful life but also equal to not achieving any thing in life.

            Why we have to take enough care to our health- because if your health is directly related to your dependent members life. A weak and ill body cannot   carry an enthusiastic and energetic mind in it. And vise a versa.

            If one hour of physical exercise can avoid a month long hospitalization – it is better and wise to opt for the first choice.

            If individual is healthy the society and families are healthy. If society is healthy the country is healthy. Healthy countries only will move ahead to property and progress.