The Agili Wellness Routine, Book 1

Since then, I sought healing in many ways, including

gluten-free and other diets, massive amounts of food

supplements, drugs such as Baclofen, Zanaflex and IV

steroids. Scientists are now testing statins with promising

results for immune modulation, and I am taking Zocor with

my doctor’s supervision. I tried physical therapy and other

physical methods and techniques. I bought exercise

machines that I still try and use as often as I can, but none

helped me as much as my own home-grown relaxing,

stretching and exercise routine.

It all started when I once accompanied a friend on his way

to his daily exercise. I was going to wait for him on the

beach and read the paper during his run.

“What’s the benefit of this?” I asked when I saw him lifting

one leg over the concrete rail.

“Without using this stretch, I can’t run much,” he said

pulling on his elevated foot. “It greatly reduces my lower

back pain…” He added, “I use it before and after my run.”

I have lower back pain, I thought to myself, and sometimes

I can’t walk much at all when it’s bad. But how am I going

to put my leg up on some fence?

This turned out to be a transforming event for me. Once I

figured out how to stretch my legs without the rail, and

reduce my lower back discomfort to negligible levels, I

started walking a little better and exercising a little longer.

Over a period of few years, I reached the conclusion that

exercising while lying on one’s back both greatly reduces

the risk of injury and yet can be very effective, even for

aerobics. I realized that progress, however small it may

seem, leads to great benefits. I learned that I needed to

continue to use and improve my routine every day, because

it made me more agile. It had the wonderful cumulative

effect of slowly regaining function taken away from me by

illness.

For some, this routine will work very quickly, and they will

feel better and less tight right away. For others, it may take

a bit longer to notice a great difference, but all will benefit

from using this system of very effective stretches and

exercises. With your gained agility, you will prevent or

reduce accidents such as falling or bumping into different

objects. Your ankles will slowly get stronger, your grip will