Stretching And Yawning And Taking A Nap Everyday Will Help You To Live Longer

      Most of us will wake up in the morning and jump out of bed and into the shower. Then we will get dressed, have a cup of coffee and some breakfast, then we are out the door and on our way to work. On weekends we might sleep in a little longer, but if we have other activities planned, then we are again out of that bed and we are getting ready for the weekend.
      How many of you readers out there have had a dog or a cat for a pet? Have you ever noticed that when a dog or a cat first wakes up, what do they both do? They stretch their front legs and give out a big yawn and then they stretch their back legs and give out another yawn. Many times both dogs and cats will do this stretch twice. In fact just about every time the dog and cat gets up from any sleep time they are stretching and yawning. This is natures way of telling us that stretching and yawning after a good nights rest is good for all of us. But most of us are not in the habit of doing these stretches every morning.
      But today is a good day to start Stretching and Yawning. By doing so you will live a lot longer, you will be more healthier and you will be more alert to your everyday problems. So from now on when you wake up in the morning, take a minute and lay on your back and stretch out your body as much as you can and then give out a big yawn. Then you stretch a 2nd time and let out another yawn. Now you can jump out of that bed and take your shower. But before you get dressed or after you get dressed [ I will generally still have my pajamas on when I do this.] lay on the floor and put your head on a pillow and again stretch your body and give out a big yawn. I will do this stretching and yawning two or three times. Then you take a couple of minutes and stretch your legs, and you rotate your arms or swing your legs while you are standing still. You could even do some jumping jacks or jump rope like my wife does every morning. These exercises will get your blood circulating really good. Everyone should spend 5 to 10 minutes doing these body stretches but if you are really pressed for time then just lay on the floor and stretch and yawn. Take this program seriously. It is not stupid. I have a son that does Yoga exercises just about every morning saying that this is a wonderful way to start your day off.
      For those of you who decide to start your own stretch and yawning program, you will find that you will be more alert all day. Your mind will think more clearly and your attitude will be more on the positive side. You will live longer and be less sick then those who do not stretch and yawn. I also believe that the stretching and yawning will bring more Balance to your body. Remember, if nature makes dogs and cats stretch and yawn then humans need to practice this habit also.
      It is also wise for all of us to lay on the floor at midday and again do some body stretches and yawns. If you have time add some other exercises also. Everyone has their private place to do this. You don't have to do this stretching in front of everyone. Many people will go walking on their lunch breaks and this is great exercise also. No one can go wrong by doing some extra walking.

      All Parents who allowed their young children to take naps everyday they have discovered that these children were by far less cranky and they could get along with other children with less fights and disagreements. Children who took naps were more controllable, and Parents did not get so upset with them.
      The same principle of taking a daily nap and making a person feel 100% better can apply to Adults also. Most of us have such a busy schedule with our jobs and family life that there just is no time to squeeze in a midday nap even though we would love to have one. Others have a job that gives them an hour off for lunch, and they can take the time to take a 15 to 30 minute nap. Believe it or not many who have jobs that are centered around doing a lot of thinking and pondering and they are expressing themselves to other people on a regular bases like Lawyers, Congressmen, Senators, all kinds of Doctors and scientists, many of these people do indeed take a nap everyday. A daily nap will clear your mind. It will help you to think more accurately. Your mind will be more relaxed in your problem solving. You will be able to express yourself around other people and others will enjoy spending time with you. Taking a nap will help you to be more on the positive side and you will be more healthier then those who do not take a daily nap. But this also depends on if you are practicing common sense. Both smoking and drinking will make you less healthy and so will a diet of junk food. It is very important to eat the foods that have the natural vitamins and minerals. So let us go out there and get our bodies more balanced today then it was yesterday.

      Taking a daily nap is excellent for everyone no matter what age you are. I Promise you that if you take a daily nap that all the above attributes will be experienced in your life also no matter what age you are, and if you are Wise, you will live longer and more healthier then others who are not so Wise.