No creature ever takes food without some amount of exercise. Activity or physical work is useful in helping us digest food, send it to the rest of the body, and eliminate waste material. That is the dharma of exercise. Exercise is as important as the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe.
Modern man has invented machines to do his work but can those machines digest the food for his body? That’s why our elders said no work, no food. But we feel we can live off our inheritance and our parents’ wealth, so why strain ourselves? This laziness results in germs settling in our body. They are bacteria, viruses, worms, etc. The output of food should be proportionate to its input, but in a lazy man who does not exercise, 50 or 60 percent of his food stagnates in his body. Consequently he becomes ill. Our forefathers were healthier than we are because of the physical work they did. It’s as simple as that.
We, as human beings, have to perform our duties at home and at work, so we not have time for exercise. To compensate for that, our elders have suggested yogasanas, pranayama or morning exercises. We ignore this advice, so we have to face the consequences. Unless the dharma of exercise is fulfilled, food cannot be digested. Even if it means a strain for us, we must spend some time on exercise. Let’s begin our journey toward good health and change our daily routine.
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