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Thursday, June 23, 2022 Volume 68 | Number 42
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Let’s Get Physical
Do you need an organized exercise regimen or do your daily chores provide the workout you need?
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By John Grimaldi
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hen we were young and in good health it seldom, if ever, occurred to us that one day we would be too old to dance the night away. We were full of vim and vinegar. No one had to tell us that we needed to get more exercise; we were always in motion from the time we woke up in the morning to the time we called it a day -- sometimes in the wee small hours of the next morning. And then, one day, we realized that it was time to slow down. So we took off our dancing shoes, put on a pair of house shoes and passed the time on a comfy couch reading a book or watching TV. But, just as we began to accustom ourselves, friends, family and our doctors sounded the alarm, telling us that we needed to get more exercise. Go for a long walk, they said. Go to the gym and work out. They were right, of course: as Sir Isaac Newton put it, “A body at motion stays in motion; a body at rest stays at rest.” And, too much rest, can lead us to a final resting place. Indeed, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians ‘Exercise is an important part of nearly everyone’s everyday health, including older
• Bugs Bunny’s relaxed manner of eating carrots was inspired by a scene from the movie “It Happened One Night,” in which Clark Gable crunches on the vegetable while chatting with Claudette Colbert. • Caligynephobia, also known as Venustraphobia, is the fear of beautiful women.
1. TELEVISION: Which TV show is set at UC-Sunnydale? 2. FOOD & DRINK: What is an affogato? 3. MOVIES: Which famous movie features a character named Almira Gulch?
adults. Experts say seniors should be as active as possible. If you are an older adult, exercise can help you live a longer, healthier life.’ We Baby Boomers tend to be nonconformist individualists, as someone once put it, and a goodly number of us may not be the type to engage in organized workouts. But we do prefer an active lifestyle. That means we like to keep busy and we like to engage in systemic activities in our daily lives -- activities that keep us on the go in ways that burn energy. So, does that count as “exercise?” The consensus is that it just might. National Academy of Sports Medicine [NASM] says “Absolutely, cleaning your house is exercise. While you may not be in a gym pumping iron or running on a treadmill, it is still ex-
ercise and requires you to work and burn more energy than being sedentary. Cleaning the house is an example of moderate intensity activity, the kind the NASM and health experts recommend that you perform daily to maximize health and fitness. Daily chores like cleaning your house, mowing the lawn, cleaning the car, shopping for food and other things are all examples of moderate exercise, which helps improve health and fitness.” As always, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], when it comes to matters of health, it’s always a good idea to consult with your healthcare provider. So rather than “guessing” that your daily chores provide the exercise you need, make a list and check it with your doctor.
• While many people are attracted by the promise of greener pastures, more than 100,000 are ready for those of a redder hue -they’ve applied for a one-way trip to Mars as part of The Mars One project.
• Vampire squid, which live in Monterey Bay, get their name not from drinking blood (they live on plankton), but their intelligence: They’ve been known to create complex geometrical patterns on the ocean floor.
• The first guidebook for Stonehenge, published in 1823, claimed the formation was one of the few ancient structures that survived the Old Testament flood.
• The New York City Ballet has an annual shoe budget of $780,000! Dancers go through 500-800 pairs of pointe shoes just while performing “The Nutcracker” over a period of six weeks, and use even more pairs in two weeks performing “Swan Lake.”
• On average, less than 18 minutes of a baseball game is actual action.
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4. HISTORY: Which U.S. state was the first to legalize marijuana for medicinal use? 5. ENTERTAINERS: What rapper/ songwriter’s real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.? 6. SCIENCE: What part of the brain controls hunger? 7. GEOGRAPHY: The Gulf of Cadiz lies off the coasts of whic two countries? 8. LITERATURE: Who are the best friends of Nancy Drew in the mystery series? 9. LANGUAGE: The archaic term “grippe” was used to describe what common ailment? 10. ASTRONOMY: What kind of star is the sun in our solar system? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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