Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

spirit, they would regain health and save time and
money. Exercise and a free and abundant use of the
air and sunlight—blessings which Heaven has
freely bestowed upon all—would give life and
strength to the emaciated invalid....
Inaction and Weakness
Those who do not use their limbs every day
will realize a weakness when they do attempt to
exercise. The veins and muscles are not in a
condition to perform their work and keep all the
living machinery in healthful action, each organ in
the system doing its part. The limbs will strengthen
with use. Moderate exercise every day will impart
strength to the muscles, which without exercise
become flabby and enfeebled. By active exercise in
the open air every day, the liver, kidneys, and lungs
also will be strengthened to perform their work.
Bring to your aid the power of the will, which will
resist cold and will give energy to the nervous
system. In a short time you will so realize the
benefit of exercise and pure air that you would not
live without these blessings. Your lungs, deprived
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