School, the best years of your life or unhealthiest?

I have been wandering around my university for quite awhile now, and noticed how unhealthy college students truly live. I mean sure they walk to classes, and ride bikes all around, but their food and health options are huge eye openers.  The other day I was walking by housing areas and noticed that there were 5-6 grease box restaurants followed by bars and a Starbucks on every corner.  I noticed that all these locations were with in walking distances of both the university and also housing areas.  It amazes me how college students will go out for greasy foods just about every day, follow up with late night end of the week drinking then end it all with late night studying by eating ramin noodles and TV dinners. 

It amazes me how this kind of lifestyle has branched off from college and has found its way in to the doorways of middle schools, high schools and sadly elementary schools.  My old high school has seen recent development in businesses all around its campus, it has a mc Donalds right across the street followed by other franchises just a bit further up the other direction.  Much like my previous post about technology, everyone is always on their phones texting and that’s all they ever do. By just sitting around and texting and social networking, all people are doing is just adding unhealthy weight to their bodies.  With unhealthy food and living habits that college has to offer, it’s not shocking how America is still on top for most common place to find obesity. 

If you go to another country, it’s not hard to spot another American, you can see them from miles away.  hopefully one day, people will wake up one morning and realize that if zombies attack and or if there is a weather disturbance of some sort, they aren’t going to be able to move very fast and they will regret not having been prepared for such an event health wise, that or people will not live to see old age by using fast foods, I know that I was saved and added on years to my life from just simply not drinking sodas anymore and I don’t get 8-9 plates full of food when I go to all you can eat restaurants, and my snacks have seen a big drop might I add, I don’t graze the kitchen for what ever I can find in there anymore.  Sooner or later I hope to help everyone add on years to their lives rather than watch people lose them. 

 Those who read this can agree with me and hopefully help me in my mission in life to help all those in need of gaining a healthier life style, because so far, there aren’t very many people doing anything about this, just those talking about it.

To be or not to be social? That is a good question.

I have been recently helping my friend Lisa over at her salon called “The Hot Pepper Tanning Salon.”  While cleaning beds and getting a work out doing so, I cannot help but notice how society has become separated by technology, for instance, if I want to truly know how someone is doing, or if I would like to know what their plans for the day are, Ill just simply check out their status on their facebook or twitter account.  It’s truly sad how people of all ages would rather spend time sitting around texting and typing rather than be active or go outside and play.  The other day I drove by a middle school and noticed that all the kids were with in 5-10ft of each other texting. 

 I couldn’t help but think back to the 4 years I spent sitting at my computer playing a game called world of warcraft.  I could remember not wanting to go out and socialize, and not wanting to go outside because every second I was “AFK” (away from keyboard) I was losing out on gaming time.  I could remember going to classes or going out and seeing people I used to know and I can still remember being insulted because of my weight or other things.  I remembered that when I would get saddened and or depressed, food and my computer were my only friends. I wouldn’t get out of my chair unless absolutely necessary. 

When I see people at any location whether it be at a restaurant, college, on the streets, or anywhere else in public, I always see someone sitting and texting on their phones. To me its unhealthy in everyway shape and form whether someone is obese or not. So to all those who read this, please do something with me, PUT THE PHONE DOWN!!! Go out and be cell phone/ technology free for a whole day and see what it is like. Matter of fact, imagine if there was a power outage and or if the weather acted upon you or your electronic gizmos, what would you do? Would you go outside? Would you spend time with family and friends? Or would you find other ways and means of using technology?

Working out is indeed a lot of work

I find it so interesting to just watch people work out, because to me it is saying, man that could be me, but a lot of times I'll just sit back and watch them because I’m getting exhausted just thinking about working out, not to mention the fact that they are making me tired just watching them.  Last night I went out running and jogging with a friend of mine, who used to be a cage fighter.  He needed someone to work out with so I said ok ill work out with you.  Last night was day one and man it was tough.  You see previously I had already been running but I had not done so for three weeks or so, and last night was a wake up call.  I had suggested that we do my old routine of using street poles as a guide, walk three street poles, jog three street poles, and then lastly run as hard as you can three street poles then walk off three street poles then start over again. 

I was running with him and I kept up for a good while but then after the second street pole he had lost me, I had ran so hard I almost threw up, but I maintained myself and managed to get my dazed and worn out self home.  The lesson to be learned here is that working out is in fact work, it’d be nice if I could be able to be strong enough to run 5k marathons or even be able to have a muscular body of some sort like you see on TV all the time but, these things take time. Those who read this should know that these things take time and they cannot happen over night so don’t get discouraged if you can’t lift certain weights or run certain lengths, and if you start something, be sure that you finish it and don’t give up. 

One last note that should be mentioned is that out of all the time I spent walking and jogging, I am proud to say that I can run now and I have never in my entire life been able to do so, just imagine what you can do if you put your mind to it.

Those on TV are so much better than me.

I wake up every morning and all I ever see is infomercials and adds that always seem to show women in bikinis and men with their shirts off. However, it always amazes me that these people are always like this and never seem to wear regular clothes.  I wonder if all those people on the weight loss supplements and work out DVDs are living in places such as Alaska or somewhere where there are no beaches because really, when are people really ever going to wear swimsuits all year round? 

I also love how I will see people say, hey I lost weight and gained muscle by using these pills or other products. That to me says that if I buy these pills, It’ll not only help me lose weight but I'll magically gain muscle with out having to do anything? Wow I'll do that, but in truth, its not only another lazy work out product, but when people lose weight then gain muscle, they technically lose weight but gain some back in muscle weight, so technically they gained all together in my opinion. 

 A lot of what is on TV is false advertising, they say if you do this work out in this amount of time or use this product you will see results fast but, in a way I feel its more natural to work out on your own terms and not something that your just going to use for a couple of days then end up selling it at a garage sale.  By all means, do look into taking health supplements to truly give your body what it needs so that even if your not muscular or super model thin, you will atleast be healthy. 

My advice is be yourself and don’t try to be like what is on TV, and don’t beat yourself up just because you don’t have the body that you were told you should have on TV, all those who read are awsome and glorious in your own unique way, and something that alot of people do not have anymore these days is personality, be sure to be unique and be your own person because that is something to be valued over looks anyday I think.