KEEP YOUR LEGS STRONG

*KEEP YOUR LEGS STRONG :        A MUST READ ARTICLE*

*▪️When we are old, our feet must always remain strong.*

*▪️When we gain ageing / grow aged, we should not be afraid of hair turning grey (or) his skin sagging (or) wrinkles.*

*▪️Among the signs of *longevity,* as summarized by the US Magazine "Prevention", *strong leg muscles* are listed on the top, as *the most important and essential one.*

*▪️Do not move your legs for two weeks & your leg strength will decrease by 10 years.*

*▪️A study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that both old and young, during the two weeks of *inactivity,* _the legs muscle strength got weakened by a third_ which is *equivalent to 20-30 years of ageing.*

*▪️As our leg muscles weaken, it will take a long time to recover, even if we do _rehabilitation exercises,_ later.*

*▪️Therefore, regular exercise like walking, is very important.*

*▪️The whole body weight/load remain on legs.*

*▪️The foot is a kind of *pillars,* bearing the weight of the human body.

*▪️Interestingly, 50% of a person's bones and 50% of the muscles, are in the two legs.*

*▪️The largest and strongest joints and bones of the human body are also in the legs.*

*▪️"Strong bones, strong muscles, and flexible joints form the "Iron Triangle" that carries the most important load on the human body."*

*▪️70% of human activity and burning of energy in one's life, is done by the two feet.*

*▪️Do you know this? When a person is young, his *thighs have enough strengths, to lift a small car!*

*▪️The foot is the *center of body locomotion.*

*▪️Both the legs together have 50% of the nerves of the human body, 50% of the blood vessels and 50% of the blood flowing through them.*

*▪️It is the large circulatory network that connects the body.*

*▪️Only when the feet are healthy then the *convention current of blood* *flows, smoothly, so people who have strong leg muscles will definitely have a *strong heart.*

*▪️Aging starts from the feet upwards.*

*▪️As a person gets older, the accuracy and speed of  transmission of instructions between the brain and the _legs decreases,_ unlike when a person is young.*

*▪️In addition, the so-called *Bone Fertilizer Calcium* *will sooner or later be lost with the passage of time, making the elderly more prone to bone fractures.*

*▪️Fractures in the elderly easily *triggers* series of *complications, especially fatal diseases such as brain thrombosis.*

*▪️Do you know that 15% of elderly patients will die within a year of a thigh-bone fracture.* 

*▪️Exercising the legs, is never too late, even after the age of 60 years.*

*▪️Although our feet will gradually age with time, exercising our feet is a life-long task.* 

*▪️Only by strengthening the legs, *one can prevent further aging.*

*▪️Please walk for *at least 30-40 minutes,* *daily to ensure that your legs receive sufficient exercise and to ensure that your leg muscleus remain healthy.*

*▪️Please share amongst your elderly friends and family members.*