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I recently spent some time in the doctor’s office for my annual physical. As you might imagine I am not the patient they are used to seeing. The physician and the entire set up is designed to treat sick people. It is not designed to help maintain and improve already healthy people. If you are sick, it’s the right place to be. If you are not…well, not so much.
Your body is a miraculous design. Your heart pumps
gallons of blood through miles of thoroughfares 24/7. Your brain processes a
huge amount of information, sorting and collating at speeds you can only
imagine. You have muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage all working
together just so you can get up in the morning. If you are reading this your
mind and body are coordinating together in order for you to understand what you
are seeing.
If something is broken, you should do your best to
get it fixed. BUT if nothing is broken, then you are in charge of maintaining
your machine. Just like the other machines in your life. Changing the oil in
the car, having the HVAC system serviced, putting fuel in, are all part of
life. It’s the same for your body.
Your doctor wants you to be well. It’s up to you to
decide how healthy you want to be. There is a continuum of health from
sick/unwell…to very fit and unwell. Your job is to find the place where you are
fit, healthy and happy.
This is not an impossible task, but you are going to
have to own your own experience to make it happen. What you eat, how well you
sleep, your exercise regimen, your mental health practices, your relationships
are all part of the complex process that determines the quality of your life.
You cannot abdicate your responsibility and expect
your health and fitness to just happen. You must be proactive and work
(everyday) toward optimum health and fitness. No one else can do it.
John Mariotti
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412
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