EVERYDAY PEOPLE: No expiration date
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Jesse Simon
Jesse Simon is staff photographer for AAN&I.By Jesse Simon
Published on 01/25/2010
From the left: Printis Rabb, Rosie Lang, Patricia
Smith-Prathe and Charlie Wagner enjoy fresh air
as they take a healthy stroll on the walking trail
provided by the North East Family YMCA, located
at 7901 Tidwell.
Photo by: Jesse Simon
According to a recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy for people in America has increased and seniors can look forward to longer lives than their parents enjoyed.
Many people begin preparing for old age once they hit 40 to 50 years old. But our bodies do not come with expiration dates. Just like a car, if we take proper and consistent care of them we can be almost as healthy, if not just as healthy, at 70-years-old as we were at 27-years-old. The human body grows weakened through normal wear and tear, but aging is accelerated through neglect and abuse.
From the left: Printis Rabb, Rosie Lang, Patricia
Smith-Prathe and Charlie Wagner enjoy fresh air
as they take a healthy stroll on the walking trail
provided by the North East Family YMCA, located
at 7901 Tidwell.
Photo by: Jesse Simon
According to a recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy for people in America has increased and seniors can look forward to longer lives than their parents enjoyed.
Many people begin preparing for old age once they hit 40 to 50 years old. But our bodies do not come with expiration dates. Just like a car, if we take proper and consistent care of them we can be almost as healthy, if not just as healthy, at 70-years-old as we were at 27-years-old. The human body grows weakened through normal wear and tear, but aging is accelerated through neglect and abuse.
Preventative maintenance, getting healthy and staying healthy is the order of the day. Health care begins with regular check ups by our doctor. But it doesn’t end there. We, not our physician, are responsible for our continued health. When our doctor tells us we have a health condition such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, we should find out what we need to do to make the situation better. Medicine should be a temporary support, but not the final solution to a physical condition that can be alleviated through diet and/or exercise.
Simple steps we take today can ensure that our bodies last a long time. And that’s important. Most of us have worked hard all of our lives so that we can have a happy future. But the joy of that future is diminished if it is spent it in pain and sickness. Sometimes, this is unpreventable, but often, the power lies in our own hands.
We must take the responsibility for our personal health. We can do this by eating healthy, seeking professional help, and participating in an exercise program made for the sake of our physical fitness.
One of the many places we can look to is our local YMCA. There are 39 YMCA’s in the Houston area.
For my neck of the woods it’s the North East Family YMCA, 7901 Tidwell @ N. Wayside, Demetta Landry, Executive Director and Otto Myree, Program Director.
From the left: Printis Rabb, Rosie Lang, Patricia
Smith-Prathe and Charlie Wagner enjoy fresh air
as they take a healthy stroll on the walking trail
provided by the North East Family YMCA, located
at 7901 Tidwell.
Photo by: Jesse Simon
According to a recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy for people in America has increased and seniors can look forward to longer lives than their parents enjoyed.
Many people begin preparing for old age once they hit 40 to 50 years old. But our bodies do not come with expiration dates. Just like a car, if we take proper and consistent care of them we can be almost as healthy, if not just as healthy, at 70-years-old as we were at 27-years-old. The human body grows weakened through normal wear and tear, but aging is accelerated through neglect and abuse.
From the left: Printis Rabb, Rosie Lang, Patricia
Smith-Prathe and Charlie Wagner enjoy fresh air
as they take a healthy stroll on the walking trail
provided by the North East Family YMCA, located
at 7901 Tidwell.
Photo by: Jesse Simon
According to a recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy for people in America has increased and seniors can look forward to longer lives than their parents enjoyed.
Many people begin preparing for old age once they hit 40 to 50 years old. But our bodies do not come with expiration dates. Just like a car, if we take proper and consistent care of them we can be almost as healthy, if not just as healthy, at 70-years-old as we were at 27-years-old. The human body grows weakened through normal wear and tear, but aging is accelerated through neglect and abuse.
Preventative maintenance, getting healthy and staying healthy is the order of the day. Health care begins with regular check ups by our doctor. But it doesn’t end there. We, not our physician, are responsible for our continued health. When our doctor tells us we have a health condition such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, we should find out what we need to do to make the situation better. Medicine should be a temporary support, but not the final solution to a physical condition that can be alleviated through diet and/or exercise.
Simple steps we take today can ensure that our bodies last a long time. And that’s important. Most of us have worked hard all of our lives so that we can have a happy future. But the joy of that future is diminished if it is spent it in pain and sickness. Sometimes, this is unpreventable, but often, the power lies in our own hands.
We must take the responsibility for our personal health. We can do this by eating healthy, seeking professional help, and participating in an exercise program made for the sake of our physical fitness.
One of the many places we can look to is our local YMCA. There are 39 YMCA’s in the Houston area.
For my neck of the woods it’s the North East Family YMCA, 7901 Tidwell @ N. Wayside, Demetta Landry, Executive Director and Otto Myree, Program Director.