The Wrong Approach to Good Health

It is common knowledge among many of us that we only value our health when we are about to lose it or when it is near state of disrepair. What's the use of overhauling a body that has no ready-made spare parts.
It is not as if our bodies are like cars where you can easily shop for a damaged part. The commonsense approach is to maintain it well while it is still in good running condition.
Granted that very few of us are built like a Ferrari, a Porsche or a Rolls-Royce. Still, even if our own body is just an ordinary "saloon" model, we have to pay some attention to it if we want to keep it on the route for an unspecified period of time.
If you don't step on to the accelerator pedal too hard and too often, the carburretor won't wear off that faster. The pistons won't have to handle the undue stresses that come with an accelerated engine in top gear all the time.
Hence, the internal parts of the engine will suffer less wear-and-tear and will serve its owner longer and more efficiently.
Exercising whether it be aerobics, martial arts, tai-chi or qigong are like adding premium additives into the relevant areas. It helps to lubricates the interior and give the wholeall engine a big boost.
So that when you are going uphill, you won't tired that easily and you can climb a steep incline much better than a worn-out body. When you are young, yout take for granted all that life has to offer you.
When you were young, just as when a car is new, you do not have jerky movements due to prolonged use. Your recovery time is swifter and you are better able to handle the bumps and pot-roads along the road.
A constant and moderate level of daily exercise routine is like giving your body the regular check-ups that it needs. So don't wait till smoke comes out of your radiator and causes the car to stall before you need the help of the mechanic.
If you look after your body as much and as well as you keep an eye on your car, you will go through a long trouble-free period.
Isn't that better than sourcing for spare parts when there is none on offer. Hey, mankind has not perfected the stem-cell technique yet. So you will have to make do with all the flaws and defects that form the entire structure which we call the body.