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recommend starting with the ridiculously easy and increasing it gradually from there. For instance, if you’re very out of shape and would like to start a walking routine, don’t attempt to start by walking a mile out and a mile back. It would be self-defeating. Start by walking a block or a half a block or two houses down the block. When you feel really comfortable getting there and back on a regular basis, increase it a little. Continue adding distance only as you train for it. In-flight venous thrombosis is a serious threat to health that has recently been in the news too. Officials have noticed an inordinate number of patients with dislodged venous thromboses (blood clots) who had recently experienced a long airline flight. Here’s what happens: A person whose circulation isn’t that great to begin with books a transcontinental flight, say from Los Angeles to Boston. During that time, he sits in his seat dutifully staying out of everybody’s way and hardly moving at all. In other words, he doesn’t contract any muscles to pump the blood through his veins. The slow-moving blood then forms a clot in one of his leg veins because it simply isn’t moving well. Later, after the flight as he begins moving around again, the clot dislodges, travels to the heart and causes a heart attack or to the brain where it causes a stroke. This is a good reason to exercise your legs often before and during a flight. Also, walk when you can in the airports and be sure to move your legs frequently, tightening and relaxing the muscles, during all flights. Exercise also creates more energy in your body on a regular basis. Inside your muscle cells are little “organelles,” cell components that have specific functions inside the cell. Some build your proteins,some build your DNA and RNA, some are responsible for cell duplication, etc. Each has a specific function. One type of organelle is called a mitochondrion. Mitochondria are the organelles that turn your blood glucose (blood sugar) into energy – little “powerhouses” of your cells. An interesting thing happens when we get into a regular exercise routine. The mitochondria, “realizing” that they need to produce more energy to meet the exercise demands, actually reproduce, creating
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