This acts as a tonic to the entire system.
The body must be used to keep it from degenerating. A healthy body gives
courage and an optimistic outlook upon life. A sluggish liver can hide
the most beautiful sunrise, but a healthy body gives the eye power to
see beauty on the most dreary day.
Those who are not accustomed to exercise will be very, sore at first, if
they begin too vigorously. The soreness can be avoided by taking but two
or three minutes at a time at first, and increasing until the desired
amount is taken daily.
If the muscles get a little sore and stiff at first, do not quit, for by
continuing the exercises, the soreness soon leaves. Many begin with
great enthusiasm, which soon burns itself out. Excessive enthusiasm is
like the burning love of those who "can't live" without the object of
their affection. It burns so brightly that it soon consumes itself. Go
to work at a rate that can be kept up. To exercise hard for a few weeks
or a few months and then give it up will do no good in the end. However,
a person may occasionally let a day or two pass by without taking
exercise with benefit. Avoid getting into a monotonous grind.
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