These days it seems that we try to manufacture health. We try to distill the foods we eat down to the essence, the key particles, to bottle up and take as a pill or put into the latest beverage. We add certain ingredients into our diets and ban other foods completely in that quest for the right combination to give us energy yet keep us thin.
Exercise is no longer playing in constant motion. We force ourselves into the gym to perform specific movements or onto the treadmill to run without going anywhere. The desired outcome is so much the focus that we forget that exercise can be enjoyable and not simply a means to an end.
I want to enjoy the whole foods of each season and get my exercise chasing my children. I may miss a nutrient here and there and have a bit too many sweets at times. I may not work each specific muscle group in my body the exact number of times that I should. But I will enjoy being in the moment and that needs to be a part of our quest for health too.
This is true. Is it really healthy at that point when it becomes manufactured? Is it "cosmetic" health, something in surface to hide the unpleasant truth?
ReplyDeleteThat's a great perspective. Well being is about balance and peace of mind as much as ticking the boxes on the 'Shoud do' list!
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail on the head Angela.
ReplyDeleteFully agree, Angela. If remaining healthy and taking care of ourselves is an enjoyable experience then all the better. I try to stay healthy and eat well but I have never sought gym membership. I'd prefer a long walk, preferably in the countryside.
ReplyDeletebingo! And I agree with you about tomatoes! HEHE
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Such a great piece, Angela! You say you're not a writer? On the contrary: you write wonderfully!
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