Are you a Flowing River or a Stagnant Pond!!
In terms of fluids in the body and being as healthy as can be, an analogy I always like to use is ‘Are you a flowing river or stagnant pond?’….
Fluids in the body such as blood, synovial fluid in joints, lymphatic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid are constantly bathing our cells every minute of the day. These fluids provide all the much needed nutrients required by the body to maintain ‘homeostasis’ (internal stability or equilibrium).
The body needs a steady supply of these nutrients in order to keep every single cell ‘stable’, replenished and functioning properly.
Which brings me back to my analogy, ‘Are you a flowing river or a stagnant pond?’
If you are someone that leads an active lifestyle;
- Engages in some sort of exercise that elevates your heart rate to between 120-140 beats per minutes, 3-5 times a week.
- Also engages in some degree of strength training activity 1-2 times per week.
- Eats 5-6 meals a day small portions of healthy clean food.
- Stretches 1-3 times a day
- actively tries to reduce stress levels when appropriate
- Drinks 1.5-2 litres of water a day
Then, you would be regarded as a ‘flowing river’!!!
You are constantly flushing your body full of new nutritious fluid and draining all unwanted debris away. Nutritious blood is flowing through your cardiovascular system, to your organs and brain, keeping it strong and full of vitality.
If you are someone that has a sedentary lifestyle;
- Maybe smokes, reducing cellular activity all over the body, clogging up cells with 1000’s of toxins.
- Over indulges with alchohol
- Doesn’t engage in activity 3-5 times per week.
- Doesn’t engage in any strength training 1-2 times per week
- Eats an unhealthy diet full of carbohydrates / sugar
- Does not drink the recommended 1.5-2 litres of water per day
Then, you would be regarded as a ‘stagnating pond’…
The fluids in your body are not flushing through your system, supplying nutrients to every cell when required. Decaying debris, old necrotic tissue, toxins and waste products are lingering around in the interstitial fluids where they can cause damage and prevent cell replenishment. Your cardiovascular system is weak, potentially clogged up with cholesterol plaque (atherosclerosis) which can lead to heart attacks, stroke, aneurysm, angina etc. You may get out of breath at the mildest of exercise….
There’s not a soul in the world that would want to be a stagnating pond, and the great thing is, that the body is always ready and willing to blossom into a full flowing river, full of life raring to go and take on whatever life throws at it!!!!
Always remember this phrase….it always helps me to motivate myself to be as fit as possible in order to live a long and healthy life.
Author: Lloyd Tilney