BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE

Enjoyable weather is coming soon. For many parts of the country, September through November offers many pleasant days. Don’t waste them by spending all your time staring at the television or Facebook. You still have some life to live. Spending four or five hours a day watching what everyone else is doing is a waste of your time.

There are programs you enjoy and news events that grab our attention. There are a few people you enjoy keeping up with via social media. After this, get a life. Do you want to spend the rest of your life with your head bent down staring at a tablet or a cellphone? You might get to a point where all you can do is sit in your chair and stare at the television. I’ve seen many good people who, at the end of their lives, could do nothing but watch television or stare into space. Often our bodies get to where that’s all we can do. Is this all you can do now? Consider your daily options.

Stop throwing your life away doing nothing. Have verbal conservations with people on the telephone. You can overdo this as well, but it’s at least human interaction. Keep moving, stretching and exerting yourself. Plan your meals and eat as healthy as possible and don’t overeat. Save some for your next meal. You’ll live till the next one.

Go somewhere when you can. Going someplace is better than no place. A change of pace and being outdoors is mentally good for you. Your travel may be across the street, but the key is to move and get out.

You will get depressed if all you are doing is eating, staring at your cellphone and flipping television channels. If you are physically able, work 10 to 20 hours a week. Somebody will hire you.