Monday, August 16, 2010

The Obesity Epidemic by Estebon Watson

    Want Some Fitness
  • Obesity rates in the United States and around the world are rising.
  • Approximately 9 million of American children aged 6 to 17 are obese.
  • Nearly 34 percent of adults are obese, more than double the percentage 30 years ago.
  • In addition, 68 percent of adults and nearly one-third of children are considered at least overweight, with a body mass index of 25 or higher.
     There are more fitness tips, trainers, diets, gym facilities, and nutritionist than ever before. No other generation has ever been so bombarded with fitness then now; yet, the epidemic is worsening. Is it due to laziness? Is it the economy? Is it the process of information over load? What if it’s all of these yet none of these? What if the reason for the rise in obesity is that fitness is not a registered term for the average American. What if fitness as we know it, is not natural to the psyche of the human being? What if people’s formula for success does not involve wellness due to a lack of self understanding? What if America’s well being and economical stabilization lies in the reduction of obesity? Would we then take this epidemic more serious? I’ve got an answer to this problem. Find your “Peace Tone”. I found mine.

by Estebon Watson
WantSomeFitness.com

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