Your Body is Your Vehicle

Article by Paul Hopkins, Nutrition & Fitness Coach

Have you ever considered your body as a vehicle? Maybe you should. Why? Read on…

In this case the vehicle is a car. You finally have the car you always wanted. Since you really like your new vehicle, you take great care of it. You wash it everyday, vacuum the car, wipe the interior, and even put a nice coat of wax on it. After all vehicles require maintenance right?

Actually, what you have really done is take care of the vehicles shell. You forgot all of the other parts of the vehicle. A vehicle is designed to help you go from point A to point B. And the only way it will work is if you take care of the drive train, motor, axles, and other moving parts. The engine needs oil; the transmission needs transmission oil, and etc.

Since you took care of only the outward appearance of the vehicle, you forgot the real maintenance of the vehicle (a.k.a. the drive train, motor, axles, and other moving parts). Now the car has trouble starting, overheats in traffic, and cannot brake fast. Basically, all of the efficiency of the vehicle is lost.

How does all of that compare to your body? Well, you love your body as the car’s exterior. You shower, brush your teeth, comb your hair, and other hygienic routines. Your outward appearance is very well up kept. Sounding familiar?

Again, you forgot to take care of the other parts of your body. The body has muscles, bones, a nervous system, and all your other moving parts. (Consider them moving parts since they never cease to operate) All of these items require their own forms of oil and maintenance. This is equivalent to nutrients and water. For example, forgetting to drink water is like forgetting to put oil into the engine of your car. Pretty soon, your body slows down and cannot fire on all cylinders.

In order for your body to run like a sports car, you need to intake a proper diet. Or in other words, you need to eat healthy. This allows you to feed your body proper nutrients and fluids.

Eventually, you will see your body running like a brand new vehicle…

Your Coach and Friend,

Paul Hopkins

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