Saturday, January 21, 2012
A Reason To Stay Active...ALWAYS!
Here is an article I must share with my running friends and all friends. Never stop exercising! My Grandmother had muscular dystrophy and was bedridden for many years. She watched what she ate (took a low fat diet lifestyle) and exercised in bed by moving her legs up and down and in any way she could though she could not walk. She even told me one day that she exercised her eyes! Maybe that's where I get my interest in running/exercising. I only wish she had been alive to see the accomplishments I've made as I contribute most of them to her and her desire to live well. She never knew me as a runner. Please don't decide one day that it's time to set down stakes and "live" by sitting in front of a TV or read in your rocker. No one should have that mentality. The only one that can decide how to live at your age is YOU! Now we have proof of the good exercise is as we age...triathlete or runner. Take a moment to read this short article on muscle mass retention. It amazed me. [I couldn't get it to give me a link but copy and paste this into your address bar.] http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2012/01/at-74-years-oldthese-are-your-legs-on-triathlon-these-are-your-legs-without-triathlon.html#
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You are so right...we have to keep moving. I, for one, don't want to stand before my Father in heaven and say I didn't accomplish all that He'd planned for me because I was "just too tired." I'm working on a series of teaching for a class a church dealing with exercise for this very reason - so we can all be fit to do what He's planned. (I'll probably use this article you mentioned as a reference! Thanks!)
Thanks, Donna! I'm sure you can tell if you read much of my blog that I write from the heart. I have good days and bad ones and even those that nudge my memories. You're a great motivator! And I feel honored if you would like to use this post.
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