Weight loss goals are beauty goals and not fitness goals. Beauty goals hold you back and induce health problems.
Weight loss and muscle building are defined by the wants and
needs of the ego and its obsession with appearance.
And because of this, most of what you read, see, learn and do with
regard to health and fitness 'advice' , is often in direct conflict to
your health.
Your regular gymnasium is often more comparable to a cross
between a hospital ward and a beauty parlour – hundreds of people trying to fix themselves by making their mirror image look 'better'.
Is it any wonder we have the health issues we have in our culture?
Obesity is becoming the leading cause of death through cancer, diabetes
and heart disease, and our kids are just getting fatter and fatter. And
yet what people really want isn't better health, but to look better in
pants.
Weight watchers, slimming world - all the same - complete nonesense - if somebody starved themselves or cut their arm off, would they get a clap for losing some weight??
There are far better and more tangeable goals to work on, rather than pointless goals such as watching a dial go down on a pair of scales or another notch on a belt. For instance: can you do a handstand?, Can you walk on your hands, can you climb a tree, can you vault a gate, how fast can you climb a rope, can you climb a rope at all? How many chin-ups without stopping, can you do a yoga back dome etc etc etc. Oh, and being lean and strong is a nice little side benefit.
Once you realised the truth about health (it can take a decade for some people, never for most) you will feel empowered and enlightened.
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Weight loss goals are beauty goals and not fitness goals. Beauty goals hold you back and induce health problems.
Weight loss and muscle building are defined by the wants and
needs of the ego and its obsession with appearance.
And because of this, most of what you read, see, learn and do with
regard to health and fitness 'advice' , is often in direct conflict to
your health.
Your regular gymnasium is often more comparable to a cross
between a hospital ward and a beauty parlour – hundreds of people trying to fix themselves by making their mirror image look 'better'.
Is it any wonder we have the health issues we have in our culture?
Obesity is becoming the leading cause of death through cancer, diabetes
and heart disease, and our kids are just getting fatter and fatter. And
yet what people really want isn't better health, but to look better in
pants.
Weight watchers, slimming world - all the same - complete nonesense - if somebody starved themselves or cut their arm off, would they get a clap for losing some weight??
There are far better and more tangeable goals to work on, rather than pointless goals such as watching a dial go down on a pair of scales or another notch on a belt. For instance: can you do a handstand?, Can you walk on your hands, can you climb a tree, can you vault a gate, how fast can you climb a rope, can you climb a rope at all? How many chin-ups without stopping, can you do a yoga back dome etc etc etc. Oh, and being lean and strong is a nice little side benefit.
Once you realised the truth about health (it can take a decade for some people, never for most) you will feel empowered and enlightened.
March 21, 2011 - 3:48amThis Comment
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