With the advent of technology, different tools, machines and utensils exploded on how people’s life would become easier to live by. Unfortunately, with this, many people today are not physically fit. There are those who would rush into their television sets as soon as they get up in the morning to watch their favorite show rather than taking a bit of stretching. Some would even choose to play their all time favorite computer game than going to the streets or courts and play basketball. And some would even love to use the escalators in malls that make them downright lazy. People nowadays, neglects how important one’s physical health and fitness is.
Kristine Marie Maranan, a friend of mine and at the same time my classmate in college, is an avid gym-goer. At the age of 20, she is engaged in working out for her self improvement. She is working out for over three months at
“At first, I really just wanted to loose weight. It's like forever nalang akong mataba.. and like everyone's saying that you're so taba! And I wanted to change that and prove something.”
But, she came to realize how really important being physically fit is.
“Going to the gym isn’t all about loosing weight; instead, it’s more of feeling better about me.”
True then, exercising has got a lot of benefits – better self-esteem, better emotional health and better physical fitness. On the other hand, not exercising can cause people to develop certain chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and type two diabetes.
Running away from exercising is no solution, as it is eventually a harmful choice to your own well being in the long run. Instead explore what exercises you can do to keep healthy. And to your sheer surprise, there are so many simple activities you can do that can amount to exercising!
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