A Merry Heart- Part Two

Last post I wrote about my father-in-law and how he possesses what I consider to be “a merry heart”. The main point of the post was how our outlook in life can play a major part in our health and well-being. 

So what does “A Merry Heart” have to do with the ROM Machine?

Let’s face it….. there are very few people that really look forward to working out. Most look at working out as a drudgery….. something that isn’t worth taking the time to do. All you have to do is look at our society. There are almost daily articles about obesity, especially when it comes to childhood obesity and the lack of physical activity children are getting these days. What has changed in the last 30 years? A lot.

When I was a kid you couldn’t get us in the house. I grew up in a suburb outside of Chicago. All us kids in the neighborhood would play outside as long as our parents would allow us. We had Big Wheel races around the block, we climbed trees, we played “Ghost in the Graveyard” till well past dark (the darker the scarier). We were constantly running around, playing. Kids today? Not so much. I blame TV and the internet. And you know what? I don’t think kids (as a whole) are as happy now as we were back then. There was something about all that physical activity that invigorated us…. and made us happy. And we couldn’t wait to get up the next day and start all over again.

I think adults are a lot like kids except they lack one thing: time. Life’s obligations and all of that. But the desire for “play time” never really leaves us. Research has proven that we release/ produce endorphins when we have physical activity. One definition of “endorphins” points out that they “produce some pharmacological effects (as pain relief) much like those of opiates” (Webster). In other words…. endorphins are like a drug within your body…. that’s good for you. Again, the way that you stimulate the release of endorphins is to have physical activity. We need to play.

For me, that’s where the ROM Machine comes in. The ROM Machine has given me the ability to work out and stimulate my bodies natural production of endorphins. But a key part of this is the fact that I don’t have to look at working out as “work.” There is no drudgery involved because it only takes four minutes to get in a productive workout. And one that really gets my heart rate going. Honestly, every time I’ve gotten done with a ROM session I’ve always felt better when I was done compared to before I started. Without fail. It’s almost like magic, or something. But it’s not. It’s proven science. Physical activity makes you happy. And the ROM Machine is the quickest way to get there.

To Good Health,

Marco