Thank you for taking time to read this week’s blog. I wonder where you are as you are reading this. Are you at home or at work? If you are somewhere other than home, what transportation did you take to get where you are?
YOUR VEHICLE
Did you jump in the car this morning, fire up the ignition and take off without a second thought? Do you have plenty of gas, oil, air in the tires? Things that run efficiently require maintenance. How is your “other vehicle?”
OTHER VEHICLE
I’m talking about your body. It is the vehicle you rely that gets you from point A to point B. Like your car, do you assume it fire it up and will perform as expected? Chances are good if it is properly fueled, maintained and checked periodically. You wouldn’t dream of driving your car on an empty tank with no oil and bald tires.
PERFORMANCE
Have you ever fueled up your car with cheap watered-down gas? It spits, sputters and performs poorly. When we eat garbage food, smoke, indulge vices, omit exercise and sleep poorly, we wonder why we feel bad. A properly fueled and maintained body will outperform those bodies that are not nearly every time.
VEGAS BABY
Speaking of performing, I recall a trip we took to Las Vegas where we saw a couple of shows. The Cirque du Soleil “O” at the Bellagio is unbelievable. It is astounding what these performers can do with their bodies. The capabilities of the performers inspired my blog. These are not just any bodies. These are super well-maintained vehicles that respond to the most unbelievable demands. These bodies bend, twist, contort, dive, fly, swim and hold their breath for unimaginable amounts of time. We were mesmerized wondering, how do they do that?
FULLY EQUIPPED
Although I’m no expert, I probably can tell you how they don’t do it. I imagine they aren’t sedentary nor do they super-size their fast food meals and succumb to harmful addictions. They are busy maintaining their vehicles to assure maximum performance. If they can maintain their vehicle so meticulously, we can at least try to improve.
EXCUSES
The old adage, “You are what you eat” never made any sense to me in my youth. Now that I’m no longer young, that excuse is invalid. When you’re busy making excuses, it is hard to excel at much else.
MAKE CHANGES
Although I admired the gorgeous, rail thin performers who contort their perfect bodies in unimaginable ways, that isn’t an attainable or desired goal for most. Realistically speaking, we could all stand a bit more discipline and self-control to achieve reasonable goals. We don’t have to completely abstain from things we love (this is for my beautiful friend Susan M.)
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
Optimum health and longevity is the goal. Every choice you make affects the way your body performs. If you need help with preventive maintenance of your vehicle and diagnostic ultrasound is indicated, call us at 505-350-3397.