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cause them to breathe deep and full, and they will soon feel that they
have a new hold on life.—
The Signs of the Times, August 26, 1886
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590. The diseased stomach will find relief by exercise.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:530
.
591. Exercise is important to digestion, and to a healthy condition
of body and mind.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:413
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592. Digestion will be promoted by physical exercise.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:569
.
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593. Useful employment would bring into exercise the enfee-
bled muscles, enliven the stagnant blood in the system, and arouse
the torpid liver to perform its work. The circulation of the blood
would be equalized, and the entire system invigorated to overcome
bad conditions.—
The Health Reformer, January 1, 1871
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Results of Lack of Exercise
594. I frequently turn from the bedside of these self-made invalids,
saying to myself, “Dying by inches, dying of indolence, a disease
which no one but themselves can cure.”—
The Health Reformer, Jan-
uary 1, 1871
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595. Neglecting to exercise the entire body, or a portion of it, will
bring on morbid conditions.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:76
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596. The bloom of health fades from their cheeks, and disease fas-
tens upon them, because they are robbed of physical exercise, and their
habits are perverted generally.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:158
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597. Continued inactivity is one of the greatest causes of debility
of body and feebleness of mind.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:524
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598. Inaction of any of the organs of the body will be followed
by decrease in size and strength of the muscles, and will cause the
blood to flow sluggishly through the blood-vessels.—
Testimonies for
the Church 3:76
.
599. In what contrast to the habits of the active farmer are those
of the student who neglects physical exercise.... His blood moves
sluggishly; his feet are cold; his head hot. How can such a person have
health?—
The Signs of the Times, August 26, 1886
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600. The studied habit of shunning the air and avoiding exercise,
closes the pores,—the little mouths through which the body breathes,—
making it impossible to throw off impurities through that channel. The
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