The way each body forms never
fails to amaze me. Scientists - at the University of California, San Francisco,
and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - believe that
body-penetrating light can alter the development of the eye, at least in mice.
In other words, tiny amounts of light in the womb give healthy eyes.
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Now my body's formation is another
matter. It's still developing after three score years and ten. Not sure I like
the changes, but that's nature. We weren't meant to live forever (although some
movie stars use cosmetic alterations to cling to their youth with laughable
results). My chin is doubling. Haha. We'll see about that. I mean to use
exercise to control the flab.
Every morning, I stretch my neck,
back and arms in a practice I've developed over thirty years. After the sight
of a second chin peeping under the one I associate as normal, I added a new workout.
A new product shown on a television advertisement recommended their product to
control a double chin. But I, in my wisdom, substituted their gizmo for a
plastic jar measuring 3 inches across. That's 22 cm. in metric.
I grip the container under the
chin for the count of 10 and then swap hands to adjust for another count which
I repeat 10 times. I like counting. In this way, I maintain my customary exercises
before meditation for about half an hour. Although I've just woken and
shouldn't need to relax and unwind, the routine imparts peace to begin the day.
I've had to slow up the exercise pace do to health. I've adopted isometrics with stretching. Not sure if I like the direction my body is going in as well.
ReplyDeleteHugs and chocolate,
Shelly
Stretching correctly is supposed to do wonders. Keep up the good work, but don't stretch into Gumby (remember that toy?) I try to stretch at work in between sitting too much at the computer. It helps.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've got a great routine going. Interesting to think that our bodies never stop changing - we need to keep adapting to that.
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