(The following story is the unedited copy of an article published in The Arabian Sun Vol. LXVI, #45, a Saudi Aramco weekly newsletter)
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Every one of us is working hard to increase our savings for our better
future. But in order to work, we need first
to keep ourselves always fit to work. And
though everyone is busy, we still need to spare time to be active and do some
work-outs. We must keep in mind that all
of our hard works and earnings will be wasted if we are sick. Like what it is said in the old and trite
saying that “Health is wealth”.
I used to be
within the range of my ideal weight and normal blood pressure which I kept for
several years. But then in the recent
year, I’ve noticed the gradual increasing of my weight has made me difficult to
control despite of having regular work-out until I exceeded in the normal range
of blood count.
It was not
considered very high but it is enough to give me the fear of having cardio
failure. The physician advised me to
watch my food choice to avoid heart disease and even stroke. This really bothered me and made me to
thoroughly follow the given diet.
All the while I
thought that I was living healthy because of the active and clean life-style I
am imposing to myself. And I always relied
that having fast body metabolism quickly absorbs my food intake that give no
time to turn into fat, but then I’ve realized aging makes changes. The lesson I learned: don’t be complacent.
To start, I
have to set the goal and should go for it.
I valued my determination and strengthened my self-discipline to achieve
that goal. Diet was difficult during the
early days but later on, I felt it was just a matter of getting yourself used
of it. But what have motivated me most is
to dispel the fear of bearing the pain of illness and the cost of treating heart
failure.
I’ve written
some articles about health as my support to wellness and fitness. As my small way, I hope through writing I
could touch and reach other people across the organization and encourage them
to understand the importance of making health as goal. Determination and self-discipline are the prime keys to achieve your goal because what our
mind can conceive our body can achieve.
I want to
inspire the readers by conveying the information I read in an article that says
choosing the right food, being pro-active and smoking cessation will keep us
fit and healthy. Being healthy makes our
internal organs in their best form and condition, brain stays attentive and
focused while the heart and lungs are functioning well and efficiently. Our body, bones and muscles become strong and
in better tone while the blood circulates well and gives normal blood pressure. In a nutshell, being healthy makes us better
individuals and gives sense of well-being.
One of Saudi
Aramco’s corporate values is safety wherein health is one of its standards that
the company is striving to maintain at the highest level. In
Utilities Department where I am assigned, it’s nice to feel the full support of
our organization to the various programs of UD Wellness. Through the active and warm participation of the employees, the emphasis to the health standard provided to the employees is well received and appreciated. While the company and the employees are
sharing the responsibilities of instituting health awareness in work, it eventually
creates a healthy environment that builds a productive and abundant community.
By Alex V. Villamayor
October 23, 2011
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