This last few months has had more than its share of sickness. We have the regular flu which kills about 35,000 Americans yearly. In addition to that we have had the Swine Flu. Other colds and flu viruses have kept American families hopping with one child, a parent, another sibling and so on sick until it seems some families have been sick for many weeks at a time.
Remember that one of the best ways to keep immunities high is to keep active. Regular trips to the gym, and or maintaining your personal exercise routine is the modern apple a day. You know this. You have heard your friends, family and the small communities of people with whom you share your particular passions the stories of how they got sick when they quit running, hiking, swimming, etc for a few weeks. This fact keeps many of us maintaining our routines.
Be smart. If it is too cold, or the roads are icy, make adjustments. If work gets hectic, or schedules fill up, make adjustments. Sometimes taking a week or two off can help sore muscles heal, and tendons repair themselves. But the trick is to get back to some kind of activity quickly. Run stairs at work. Do leg exercises in your cubicle. Do the low crawl as you do housework. Park your car at the far end of the parking lot. Put your fry sauce at the far end of the counter so you have to reach farther.
Nothing good can happen in your life without personal discipline. This is another word for sacrifice. Sacrifice bears its own special fruit. One of the choice fruits of regular exercise is health. Our immune systems are stronger. We are susceptible to fewer illnesses. This connection between regular exercise and strong immune systems has been demonstrated. We know it works, and it is cheap. We all have other people, our jobs, our children, who need us. When they get sick, or have their emergencies, it is we who fill in and make life work. Stay healthy and keep exercising for your sake and the sakes of the people who depend on you.
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