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The human body has a unique capacity of healing itself. 
 
Quite a lot of healing takes place without us even noticing it &ndash; much of this during 
sleeping. 
 
Have you ever been operated at the hospital? Even after the most complicated and 
serious surgeries, doctors will push you out of bed the day after the operation. This is 
not to be unfriendly (or for economic reasons), but because they know, that if you do 
not move your body, you will start losing some of your muscle mass. 
 
Or have you ever broken a leg? Then you would have noticed that when the plaster 
comes off, the leg is thin and weak and you have to retrain the muscles. 
 
Our body has 620 muscles and they are all meant to be used. However, with the 
lifestyle we have, our bodies are inactive up to 20 hours a day &ndash; either we sit or sleep 
&ndash; for the body it makes no difference, it is all detected as inactivity. Inactivity is a 
curse of modern life style &ndash; researchers are calling it &ldquo;the new smoking&rdquo;. 
 
The healing power of the body can help us through the young years, but as we grow 
older (from 20 years and onward) the muscles starts to weaken if they are not used. 
 
And after the age of 40 we start losing our muscle mass never to be regained again 
and how fast this is progressing depends on us &ndash; muscles that are not used will simply 
die. So it is essential for us to move ALL of them every day, to let our bodies know 
that we still need them. 
 
Regardless how old you are; it is time to consider your muscles and create new habits 
&ndash; e.g. get a standing desk and exercise your muscles every day so they will last long 
into old age and keep you vital.

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