Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

condition to accomplish the object for which it was
designed. The do-nothing system is a dangerous
one in any case. Physical exercise in the direction
of useful labor has a happy influence upon the
mind, strengthens the muscles, improves the
circulation, and gives the invalid the satisfaction of
knowing how much he can endure, and that he is
not wholly useless in this busy world; whereas, if
this is restricted, his attention is turned to himself
and he is in constant danger of exaggerating his
difficulties. If invalids would engage in some welldirected
physical exercise, using their strength but
not abusing it, they would find it an effective agent
in their recovery.
Walking for Exercise
Those who are feeble and indolent should not
yield to their inclination to be inactive, thus
depriving themselves of air and sunlight, but
should practice exercising out of doors in walking
or working in the garden. They will become very
much fatigued, but this will not injure them.... It is
not good policy to give up the use of certain
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