最近の私は、ラッキョウを食べない日はありません。

　３月１日から始まった倉賀野町上四地区のラジオ体操会は１１月３０日の今朝で終わりました。群馬県の今朝の日の出は６時３６分で、会場へ向かうときは未だ太陽が出てないです。それでも、約３０名の会員たちは毎朝元気に会場へ集まり、ラジオ体操を続け、皆さん健康に見えます。

　丁度、写真の菊の表情のように皆さんにこにこ挨拶を交わし、あれこれ会話し、高齢化社会にあっても一人ぼっちの感覚はなく、精神的に充実している顔つきです。寒冷のため、ラジオ体操会は１２月～２月いっぱい休みとなり、来年３月から再開します。上四地区以外の方も参加していて交流の幅が広がってます。ぜひ、ご参加をお勧めします。

　ところで、私たちにとって健康は何より大切です。ラジオ体操によって筋肉の柔軟性と同時に呼吸法を養ってますが、肝心なことは「運動とは適度」であることです。勝負に拘ると無理の上に無理を重ねるので、本来の目的を逸脱してしまいます。結果的に健康を損ねてしまう例は枚挙に遑がありません。

　一方、健康維持には「食材選びが基本」で、私は日々、多種の野菜と海藻類を食してます。ビタミンと共に、カルシウム、鉄、亜鉛などのミネラルが豊富です。結果的に時間が来ると空腹感が起こります。「お腹が空くことは健康にとても良いこと」です。最近の私は、ラッキョウ、ニラ、もやし、キノコ類、玉ねぎ、そして、ワカメ、めかぶなどを多く摂取してます。中高年には筋肉量と骨量が肝心です。

Dear my overseas friends who need health and great music

　The radio gymnastics event in Kami-4th district, Kuragano-town, which started on March 1, ended this morning on November 30. The sunrise in Gumma this morning was at 6:36, so that the sun had not yet risen when we headed to the venue. Nevertheless, about 30 members gather at the venue every morning with energy, continue to do radio gymnastics, and all look healthy.

　Just like the expression of my garden's chrysanthemum in the photo, they greet everyone with a smile, talk about this and that topics, and even in an aging society, they do not feel alone and look mentally fulfilled. Due to the cold temperature, the radio gymnastics event will be suspended from December to the end of February, and will resume in March next year. People from outside the Kami-4th district are also participating, so the range of interactions is expanding. I highly recommend you to participate.

　Not change the subject, but health is the most important to us. Radio gymnastics helps us to improve muscle flexibility and breathing technique, but for us, the most important thing is that "exercise in moderation." If we are obsessed with winning only, we will push ourselves too hard, and we tend to deviate from the original purpose. There are countless examples of this resulting in poor health.

　On the other hand, the basis of maintaining good health is to "select the right ingredients," so I eat a wide variety of vegetables and seaweed every day. Along with vitamins, they are rich in minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc. As a result, I will feel hungry when the time comes. "Being hungry is very good for our health." Lately I've been eating a lot of Rakkyo shallots, Nira of Japanese leek, bean sprouts, mushrooms, onions, as well as wakame seaweed and mekab seaweed. Muscle mass and bone mass are essential for middle-aged and older people.

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