| Fat is choking America by the neck | |||||||
| by BUDDY AMATO | |||||||
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No one is going to knock on your door and say that it is time to shape up, physically and spiritually. Physical fitness is about life and death. More americans than ever today are opting for a lifestyle that is going to kill them. The most fundamentally good thing that we can do as people has nothing to do with politics, government or the economy. the most important thing that we can do is to make sure that we remain healthy and that we feel as good as we can given our state of health. We confuse ourselves by saying that the most important thing is our jobs, our community or something other than our health. In order to be "good" for other people, some higher purpose, or our community, we have to be good for ourselves first and foremost. Since it is a well established fact that Americans are fatter today than ever, die from obesity-related illnesses more than ever and work more than ever, than it is not outrageous to say that the most important thing facing our country today is physical fitness. Without a basic degree of physical fitness, people become very ill and are taken out of the work force. And without a basic degree of physical fitness, people are more vulnerable than ever when it comes to dealing with physical and mental illness. And, don't think this applies only to adults...children are involved here. Living a healthy life and making good judgments are one in the same. The reasoning here is that if you are healthy then you are at the height of your ability to make sound decisions. When you start taking good health away, then that means that someone is under the influence of bad health. I suppose that what all of this comes down to is that, when you are overweight, your decision-making is impaired because you are under the influence of pork chops and Doritos, instead of your best thinking. How do you break the cycle? Simple. Start. Begin today, Begin right now. Make a commitment to losing weight, becoming more healthy and making yourself feel better physically and you will make a positive impact on the world that will have ripple effects all around you. This nation spends so much of its time and money on people who let their health go to pot, allowed themselves to get sick because of bad lifestyles and improper eating, and it is taxpayers who end up footing the bill. Of course, there are people that have legitimate illnesses that they can do nothing about, but for every one person with some legitimate illness, there are 10 people who are very ill and living off the state because they couldn't back away from a pile of hoagies or a family pack of twinkies. Personal health is not just one person's problem. It is a problem that can be beat and must be beat if this nation is going to ever truly become "Healthy" again. Grandmaster Buddy Amato operates Amato's Karate and Weapons Academy, 589 Palmer Avenue, West Keansburg and is the author of Buddys Animal Kingdom. For more information, call (732) 671-9555.
Copyright Buddy Amato Amato's Goju-ryu Karate, Nunchaku, Bo-staff, Aikido, Sword, Kendo, Sais, Kick-boxing, Tai-Chi and more 589 Palmer Ave, Keansburg and is the author of Buddys Animal Kingdom, NJ 07734 (732) 671-9555 |
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