Having "Me" Time

Health is a very important part of our lives and being in poor health can be detrimental to one's quality of life and affect greatly our lifestyles.  It can also affect our postures and our characters.   Imagine someone who is constantly at pain when walking or their arms and shoulders give them continued problems.  If you watch them, every now and then they'd stop walking, maybe walk crooked or suddenly rotates their shoulders in an upward movement as if some strange tick was making them move.  No matter how good looking they are, or how well dressed you are, this sudden tick of the shoulder can give the person next to you some doubts to your sanity. Shoulders used to be a big problem area for me and I realize also for my colleages.  Afterall sitting at the computer ten hours a day typing and clicking away on the computer isn't exactly what humans were designed to do.  We're supposed to be hunters and gatherers.  That's how our ancestors lived....

The older one gets, the more prone to injury one becomes.   I never understood all this, until I've started to feel the effects of age.  I still consider myself young, yet sometimes my body tells me otherwise.  If I bend down and up too fast, I can pull a muscle and hurt myself.  It's painful.  Simple things that once before you did without a second thought to it, now require some thinking.  Things have to be done slightly slower and with more care to prevent any unwanted injuries.  Nevertheless, I'm not going to let it stop me from doing things I want to! As we know, running without the proper form can be dangerous to your knees.  However, something else that is equally important and a lot of people overlook is stretching your muscles before the run.   Before you hop on the treadmill, take a few minutes of your time and stretch the muscles.  It's important though that you don't stretch the muscles and hold them...