{"id":3499,"date":"2013-11-23T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2018-01-05T11:26:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T11:26:15","slug":"smart-exercising-will-keep-you-fit-healthy-and-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/smart-exercising-will-keep-you-fit-healthy-and-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Exercising Will Keep You Fit, Healthy, and Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, that's the key to good health, looking young, and LIVING LONG.<\/p>\n

Sweating enables your body expel many \"bad things\" that can weaken it!<\/p>\n

I took the photo below, this a.m (Friday 22nd Nov. 2013 at 10.00a.m<\/strong>):<\/h3>\n
\"Sweating<\/a>

Sweating enables you body expel many \"bad things\" that can weaken it!!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Above:<\/strong> Photo taken in 2013 - I was 43 at the time<\/div>\n
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Below:<\/strong> Photo taken in March 2017 - I was 46+\u00a0 (will be 48 in 6 months from today i.e. July 2018)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"tks-xlvb-code-ethics-flyer\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I was doing my usual 20 to 30 minute walk, from my place at Barri\u00e8re here in Cotonou, to a cyber cafe I frequent at the Etoile Rouge area.<\/p>\n

As I approached Agontikon, next to the crossroad, a shop owner friend called out to me.<\/p>\n

During our chat he kept asking \"Ca va un peu?<\/strong>\" (It's a way of asking: \"Everything okay?<\/strong>\") in apparent reference to (and concern about) my sweating. <\/em><\/p>\n

I kept saying \"Oui\" (i.e. \"Yes\") without adding any details ...until it dawned on me to explain...<\/h3>\n

You see, every day (including Sundays), just before breakfast, I do seventy (70) push-ups - sometimes 100.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That's followed by some yoga-style exercises for 10 to 15 minutes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

After that, I eat and then WALK to the cyber cafe as part of a deliberate strategy to \"exercise\" my lower body.<\/p>\n

When I get to my destination, I wipe myself clean of sweat using a towel I keep in my bag. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And my \"exercising mission\" for the day would have been accomplished!<\/p>\n

I ended my explanation, by making the following statement to my friend:<\/h3>\n

\"Si tu veux rester fort, et tu ne veux pas devenir vieux trop vite, il faut perspirer. C'est tr\u00e8s important pour la sant\u00e9!\" <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Translation:<\/strong> \"If you want to stay strong, and you don't want to grow old too quickly, you need to sweat. It's very important for the health!<\/strong>\")<\/p>\n

For effect, I added: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"J'ai 43 ans\" (Translation: I'm 43 years old\").<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His jaw dropped, as he looked me over repeatedly...then he exclaimed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ce n'est pas vrai\" (Translation: Not true!). <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As I walked away, I laughingly told him: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"C'est la verit\u00e9 (Translation: \"It's the truth\")<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And he kept staring at me in what seemed a mixture of surprise and wonder. <\/strong><\/p>\n

If he's smart, he'll adopt a similar simple exercise regimen<\/h3>\n

And so will you, if you do not already do it.<\/p>\n

It will keep your body in good form to withstand the daily wear and tear, from the activities and foods you expose it to!<\/p>\n

In case you're wondering, this strategy makes me super-productive. And I do not exaggerate.<\/h3>\n

One Example:<\/em><\/p>\n

Last Saturday (16th Nov. 2013), I worked 13 straight hours from 9a.m till about 10.30p.m (without getting up, NOT even to drink water<\/strong>), to finish my 4,000 word agri-business case study paper - for entry into an international research paper writing contest<\/a>. The paper is about the use of Excel-VB driven spreadsheet automation for Feed Formulation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That same night, I sent it to my co-author Professor friend in North West University, South Africa. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

From 7.30a.m Sunday morning, we spent about 2 hours on phone agreeing modifications. Then he sent the final version to the organisers in the Netherlands via email.<\/p>\n

So now, we wait till Tuesday, when the judges will notify us about whether or not it's been accepted. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

[UPDATE (12th Sept. 2015):<\/strong> Should have done this way back in Dec. 2013, when the payment happened. But it kept slipping my mind. The paper did get approved, and I did get paid for it. Read this article: PDF Agribusiness Research Paper] Adoption of PC-Based Feed Formulation Methods by Farmers, Feed Manufacturers and Extension Professionals, in South West Nigeria \u2013 Complete my Questionnaire Survey & Download FREE PDF Copy<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

The point I'm making is my diligent exercising enables me near-effortlessly get work done - to meet tight deadlines - even if I have to continue for long stretches of time. And I mean physical, as well as mental work.<\/p>\n

You see, I believe that without my disciplined dedication to fitness, I could not have gotten that paper done, in combination with other work I had to do. And that included traveling to Nigeria to administer a questionnaire survey to farm business CEOs, and then returning to Cotonou to collate the data for use in the paper! <\/strong><\/p>\n

In truth, many much younger people often find it hard to keep up with me. As do my peers and older persons.<\/p>\n

For instance, I've had clients and staff go round farm premises with me, after which we returned to the \"farm office\/house\" for our meals. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Subsequently however, they struggled to keep their eyes open, as I tried to explain how the software I built for them worked \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The reason this happened was that they often lacked both physical and mental stamina, aka STAYING POWER.<\/em><\/p>\n

People who succeed usually have STAMINA. If you want to succeed, YOU WILL NEED IT!<\/h3>\n

And to have it, you must commit to diligent exercising on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

As a writer (or expert in any other field), it will boost your productivity tremendously. And your quality of work will also improve!<\/p>\n

By the way, nothing I\u2019ve said here is meant to be bragging. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

I simply feel it\u2019s important that I share with you a strategy that\u2019s worked quite well for me, over the past 20 years now.<\/p>\n

Yes, I've been doing it this way for over 2 decades - with great results to show for it!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to become some physical fitness guru or anything.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re not necessarily going to be aiming to win any competition against others here. What I refer to is the adoption of a disciplined habit of daily exercising.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a past issue of my newsletter, I wrote on this same theme. It was titled: No. 94: Use Physical Fitness to Boost Your Productivity (4 Tips)<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

You should read it.<\/p>\n

One last thing\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It might interest you to know, that ever since quitting competitive handball in 1992 (when I left the university), I've used this strategy to maintain my fitness right through paid employment, up till today.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many who know me will confirm this. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And that's why I'm this confident, that it works. So do use it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, that's the key to good health, looking young, and LIVING LONG. Sweating enables your body expel many \"bad things\" that can weaken it! I took the photo below, this a.m (Friday 22nd Nov. 2013 at 10.00a.m): Above: Photo taken in 2013 - I was 43 at the time Below: Photo taken in March 2017 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,133,1,266,814,87,112,10,103],"tags":[888,889],"class_list":["post-3499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employeescareer-persons","category-entrepreneurs","category-farm-biz","category-general-2","category-my-dn-travel-news","category-my-ideas-for-making-nigeria-better","category-parenting","category-public-speaking","category-self-development","category-writingblogging","tag-regular-exercise-is-good-for-you","tag-why-walking-is-a-good-way-to-stay-fit"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":2183,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3499"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13075,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions\/13075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}