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The importance of being on the move

Being on the move or exercising is the key to having a healthy life and for our body to retain some vitality as we age.

The importance of being in motion Copy Cwp April 6, 2018 No Comments Being in motion or exercising is the key to having a healthy life and for our body to retain some vitality as the years go by. But unfortunately life has a structure which makes it difficult to do activities during the day. When hearing about exercise, the first thing that comes to people’s minds is looking good, with a defined body. They are ideas related to physical aesthetics and vanity. And although our body can surely look good if we make exercise a habit, it should not be the reason we get moving. Human beings were born to be in motion. It’s incredible that to go to work we drive and sit, to arrive and sit to work, so that we finally get home to sit down and relax. Not having the habit of doing physical activities can be very harmful to your body, because not only do you gain weight, but your joints lose their ability to move and end up paralyzing. Benefits of being active Well-being, physical and emotional Functionality Better thinking and memory Interaction with your surroundings You create relationships with other people You don’t necessarily have to exercise to be mobile. This is a very misconception about moving. Our ancestors didn’t have gyms and had no idea what exercise was, they walked to get to other places, they swam, they climbed, wow, their lives depended on moving. We just have to change some activities in our routine and replace them with others that require more physical movement. Starting to move can be somewhat complicated, since our body needs to recover that ability to move. movement, that is why you will feel discomfort in your joints and muscles. It’s like waking up from a deep sleep, in the mornings we have a process to wake up, the same will happen with your body. The solution is to not stop moving despite these discomforts, as the days go by your body will become more agile and that pain will disappear. As a recommendation, you can resort to sports, which are fun and require continuous movement. Don’t you like running? Well, buy some skates and go for a walk in the park or on a bike, you can play a game of tennis with a friend. There are thousands of options, it’s a matter of choosing the one you like the most, there is no excuse not to move.