the national obesity crisis
Yes, apparently it’s a problem. Every man and his dog and/or cat is an idle, lazy, donut-scoffing fatty boombatty. It’s the government’s fault, the parent’s fault, the media’s fault or just our own stupid fault.
In this case, when I say “they” I don’t just mean the general “they” who run everything, I mean the Ausrun forum:
Media topic: lose weight, get fit program
I’ve had my two cents worth, and I won’t bore you with it again. My theory, in a nutshell, is that we’re lazy and we eat crap because it’s easier to eat crap and sit on the couch then go for a brisk 10km run. The only way to get people off the couch is to make it a less comfortable place to be. Possibly with spikes. Red hot spikes. They worked for Yael, the wife of Heber.
(Yes I know that’s a biblical reference but, in my defence, it comes via PG Wodehouse).
Running
26.5km this morning in just on two hours. Coming off a short, painful, vomit inducing excuse for a run yesterday, this was quite encouraging. Here it is on mapmyrun.
…nice work.. and scooting along there
Nice run JH - I can’t seem to envisage draggin myself that far these days (unless I’m on my bike or in my car).
Damn I wish I could run that fast!
I didn’t add anything to that thread as I’m one of those double income families who don’t force their kids to do exercise and don’t have enough time in my day to cook them a decent meal every night (blushes)!!
Said child also has a PSP, Nintendo DS, portable DVD player and a Playstation 2!!
They say this, they say that, I’ve always wondered who are ‘they’. Now I know.
26.5 km in two hours, that’s flying…