After getting your house in order, walk your way into good health

For no one ever hated his own body, but [instead] he nourishes and protects and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members (parts) of His body. — Ephesians 5:29-30

Taking care of one’s body is the next best step after updating one’s financial affairs, formalizing own funeral plans, writing a will or forming a trust, and writing down certain information to close relations so one can unlock one’s finances after one is gone. If possible mending family fences and broken bridges is also a good idea. It is being advanced that taking care of one’s body is as simple as walking. This is not the walking one does around the house during household chores. The walking advanced here is the deliberate walk around the block, walk around the school football grounds.

The day after my open-heart surgery, my cardiologist had nurses scoop me out of my hospital bed, took me to the ward corridor, and told me to walk. Of course, I accused them of being witches that wanted to have me killed through the exertion my body would get.

“You are not going to die, Janet. Just walk. It’s good for your health,” the nurse told me.

True to her promise, she was in my hospital room twice a day taking me for my “walkies.” Apart from the pain in my wound, I felt like a child, but walk I did. On the third day, I was discharged. For a parting shot, my cardiologist gave me the winter walking rule: have someone drive you to the mall, leave your money wallet in the car, and walk through a big supermarket or department store like Shoppers or Game.

“Walking brings more oxygen to the body, and oxygen hastens the healing process in your body,” my cardiologist Dr. Leonard Girardi told me.

Below are some facts about the benefits of walking that Nelson Magombo shared with me this week.

Jointly, both legs together have 50% of the nerves of the human body, 50% of the blood vessels, and 50% of the blood is flowing through them. This is a great reason to put these vital organs to work through walking.

Within the legs is the largest circulatory network that connects the body. So Walk. Daily.

Only when the feet are healthy then the conventional current of blood flows, smoothly, so people who have strong leg muscles will definitely have a strong heart. Walk!

The human body starts aging from the feet upwards. Walk!

As a person gets older, the accuracy and speed of transmission of instructions between the brain and the legs decrease, unlike when a person is young. Please Walk

In addition, the so-called Bone Fertilizer Calcium will sooner or later be lost with the passage of time, making the elderly more prone to bone fractures. Walking strengthens the bones. Walk!

Bone fractures in the elderly can easily trigger a series of complications, especially fatal diseases such as brain thrombosis. Walk!

Generally, fifteen percent of elderly patients will die within a year of a thigh-bone fracture!! Walk daily without fail!

Exercising your legs, is never too late, even after the age of 60 years. W A L K!

Although our feet or legs will gradually age with time, exercising our feet or legs is a life-long task. Walk 10,000 steps!

Only by regularly strengthening the legs, one can prevent or reduce further aging. Walk 365 days!

Daily walk for at least 30 to 40 minutes to ensure that your legs receive sufficient exercise and to ensure that your leg muscles remain healthy. A good long walk is also relaxing, and this leads to less stress, and more healthy body all around. KEEP ON WALKING!

Aging is happening to everybody every day. When we walk on a daily basis we help our bodies. A daily brisk walk makes the unavoidable process of aging happen gracefully. Walk, walk, walk!