The meaning of fitness

Fitness is a matter of perspective and means different things to different people.  To me it means to be as healthy as you can be given your given set of circumstances. For me, fitness is about maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding unnecessary and avoidable illness such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.  I hope to avoid having a stroke or heart attack at too young of an age.  Or maybe at any age. 

My goal is to help other people achieve whatever their version of fitness is.  For you maybe it means having washboard abs or rippling muscles.  And most of us would probably like to have that but for some of us that just is not reality. 

I suffer from a back injury and fibromyalgia so, on any given day, I may be barely able to walk.  But I do what I can when I can.  And even though I will probably never have washboard abs, I am in good shape for my age and circumstances.  My blood pressure is good, my cholesterol is good, and my weight and BMI are good.  So I am grateful for that and I want to help other people because I know so many people even younger than me who are not as fit as they could be.  Obesity is running rampant and so many people are stricken with avoidable illness because they need a healthier lifestyle.  And the sad truth is that most of the time, doctors don’t stress this approach. After all if they can put you on a pill they can keep you coming back and putting money in their pocket because you never learn that you could fix the problem all on your own and avoid all that time and money at the doctor or at the pharmacy. 

Advertisers, doctors, and pharmacies are getting rich from our lack of knowledge on how to take care of ourselves.  Fast food places and junk food manufacturers are getting rich at the expense of our health so ultimately doctors, hospitals, and drug manufacturers get rich off of our lack of health.  We as a nation need to eat healthier and get more exercise.  Even if you only walk a half a block today that is a half a block closer to your goal. Even if you have to start with a 3 lb. weight  if you keep at you can work up to a 5 or 8 or 10  And the more you do the more you are able to do.  Start slow and work your way up to being as healthy as you can be.

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August 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: arthritis, back pain, diet, fibromyalgia, healthy diet, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, weight loss

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