When we are babies, we reach a point where
we realize there’s got to be a faster way to get from one point to another than
by crawling or shuffling across the floor.
So, somewhere around the age of 9 to 15 months we learn that we can
stand on our two legs and project ourselves forward. This process eventually
turns into our being able to walk.
When man was first created, we found
walking to be the most efficient means of getting around. According to the Smithsonian magazine
“evidence indicates [that the wheel] was created to serve as a potter’s wheel
around 3500 B.C. in Mesopotamia --- about 300 years before someone figured out,
they could be used for chariots.”
It seems from that point forward mankind
has always been trying to invent a new or more advanced means of transportation
so that they would not have to walk. You
only have to look at the history of the bicycle, the motorcycle, the
automobile, the train, and the airplane.
I’ve not even begun to mention the variations of these means of
transportation. Nor have I gotten into
space travel and the search to reach beyond our own planet.
Man has continued to desire to go faster
and farther than the generation before him.
This has led to many expensive and dangerous experiments. But he always wants to seek that new frontier
of ever projecting himself forward.
Since man came to the realization that as
a bi-peddle creature he could move about he has realized this ability has put
him to a greater advantage over others of God’s creation. The plants and other vegetation can’t move
forward as a man does. Even within the
animal creation, man has used his technology to make himself superior to them
in their efforts to move about.
Now after thousands of years of
advancement, man has come to a startling discovery: Walking is a good cardio exercise! Such an
exercise as walking at a brisk pace of a least 3 miles per hour works your
large muscles over and over and pushes your heart and lungs to work hard. Over a period of time, this makes your heart
stronger and more efficient.
It can lower your resting blood pressure
and heart rate. It can improve your
mood, lower stress, give you more energy and stamina, and sharpen your mental
focus and memory. It can also help you
keep off extra weight, improve your cholesterol, build stronger bones and
muscles, and lower your risk of diabetes, stroke, and certain cancers. It can also help you sleep better at
night. And except for the cost of a good
pair of shoes and a little time, it doesn’t cost you a thing!
It’s hard to believe that what we were
given from the very beginning of our lives has now been proven to be one of the
best things for us as physical creatures.
Through all our advancements we now see that using the two legs we were
given from birth is the best things we could be doing for our own bodies.
Isn’t it funny how it takes us so long to
learn that what we had been doing from the beginning is what we should continue
to do for our own health? But, then
again, we’re only human!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"If you can't pick up your feet when you walk,
sit down!"
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