Stay Healthy by Living Healthy
Harvard Medical School – recommends taking care of your immune system. Stay healthy by living healthy. Masks and social distancing don’t make someone healthy if their habits are not healthy to begin with. Take the steps before you get ill.
Be well!
Preventable Deaths in the US
A perspective of top causes of death in the US and that most are somewhat preventable through choices we make. The US did not become ill overnight. We have been working hard at this for decades.
Take note that top causes 3, 4 & 5 are all very much preventable and directly affect others, even with no deliberate ill-will towards others.
Take care of yourself because no one else should care more about you than you. Eat better, move more, stress less, be nicer. Be well!
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Why Exercise Your Whole Body?
“I run everyday, but my knees and back always ache.”
“Stretching is great for my hamstrings and back, but I get winded walking up 2 flights of stairs”
“My muscles look strong and athletic but I can’t touch my toes and my stomach is always bloated or uncomfortable”
“I workout at the gym everyday but still trip walking up or down stairs”
“Staying active is so important to me, but I don’t have time to learn about how my body works”
People walk, run, swim, stretch and many other methods to stay healthy. In the US Only 23.2% of U.S. adults 18 to 64 met the 2018 CDC guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise. Most people that do exercise, do so with the intention that by increasing their heart rate, strengthening the main muscles groups and breaking a sweat, that they will maintain a greater level of overall fitness and/or wellness. These actions don’t always provide whole body wellness.
Does anybody really exercise with specific goals of maintaining joint strength, bone density, spinal flexibility, range of motion, balance, control, eye-hand coordination, lung capacity, stress relief or health of all of the internal organs? Maybe.
Those that are knowledgeable in their practices of yoga, qigong, Pilates, Tai Chi and other martial arts, often exercise specifically to engage the whole body and mind with every exercise. They don’t wait to have arthritis in their body to strengthen the joints. Or begin to stumble and lose balance to realize that vestibular balance diminishes as we age with muscles weakening and stiffening. These practices inherently provide benefits that most conventional exercises (walking, running, swimming, weight lifting, cycling, etc.) offer at limited amounts or are somewhat geared towards younger or more fit individuals.
For example, will running strengthen the joints, provide flexibility in the spine or improve digestion? Does weight training help prevent arthritis in the toes and fingers or strengthen the immune and lymphatic systems? Does swimming increase bone density or balance? Each method has its own set of pros and cons.
So if want to increase your lung capacity, practice exercises that can offer deliberate and deeper breathing. If you have a stiff or injured lower back, practice methods that stretch and strengthen the muscles, tendons and ligaments relative to the spine. If your bones are weak, weight bearing exercises are needed. Yoga, qigong and tai chi provide all of the the prior benefits and many more, all within their respective curriculums.
Learn how this all works from private, small or group instruction.
Be well!
Jim Moltzan 407-234-0119
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“My back is stiff and seems to ache all the time.”
“Stretching with yoga and qigong can help this!”
“My feet and hands are always cold.”
“Tai chi and regular exercise can improve this!”
“I get winded walking up a flight of stairs.”
“Consistent cardio exercises like walking, swimming, and tai chi increase breathing capacity!”
“High blood pressure runs in my family.”
“Deep breathing exercises help to manage stress and hypertension!”
“I feel bloated hours after I eat.”
“Exercises that move the core, like yoga, qigong and tai chi all help improve digestion!”
“I don’t have time to exercise; I will go to the doctor, sit and wait to be seen, then get a prescription to mask my root health issues.”
“Or you could take control of your own health, exercise regularly and feel better for doing so!”
Jim Moltzan
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Many of you who have known me over the years, know me to be a bit passionate and meticulous about my studying, practicing and teaching of martial arts and various wellness methods. I can attribute my quest due to the following facets of diligent martial arts and mind/body/spirit training:
– Moving the body within the 3 anatomical planes (coronal, sagittal & transverse)
– Exercising the body’s 600+ muscles
– Strengthening the body’s 200+ bones
– Stretching of the 12 fascial lines
– Moving and strengthening the 33 vertebrae
– Getting the organs moving by engaging the core muscles
– Rehabilitation of injuries (knees, back, neck and shoulders)
– Boosting of the immune system
– Relieving stress and anxiety
– Learning to see one’s self as others see me through mindful exercises
engaging the mind, body and self-awareness
– and many more benefits.
Find a method of exercise that works for you and do it consistently. Let me know if you need help getting moving.
Be well and stay healthy.
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