A Physically Fit Society
1.Each
and everyone of us need to have a vision and goals in life. Our vision must be
clear and it must be the best. Our goals too must be the best and in line with
our vision. Our goals must be achievable but not necessarily simple. If the
vision and goals laid down are too simple, there is no need to think big and
dream high as they can easily be accomplished.
2.Even
if our goals and vision are tough and
complicated, it can easily be achievable with adequate preparations and
planning. Preparations must be thorough and not done in a haphazard manner as
this will only lead to failure. A thorough preparation among other things involves
building up our strengths so that we are ever ready to put in the effort to
achieve our goals.
3.We
need to build up our internal and external strengths. All these strengths are within
our control i.e. we can make our own decisions and the manner with which to
implement it.
4.Internal
strengths comprised of physical strength, mental strength, emotional strength
and discipline, spiritual strength, courage, the effectiveness of our diet and
personal grooming. External strengths comprised of our reaction to the
environment which is within our sphere of influence such as maintaining cleanliness, our social interaction,
team effort and contributions to our stakeholders.
Reality
in Life
1.Physical
strength is relevant in the sense that, by having a healthy body enable us to
implement all of our plans and carry out our duties professionally to achieve
the set goals. The implementation of all plans must be continuous. Continuity
is important.
2.Any
health problems will definitely affect our internal and external activities. If
there is no continuity, work completion will be delayed and to a certain
period, abandoned. Our time will mostly be spent at the clinic, hospitals or in
the hands of the masseur. We will be on medical leave, when in actual fact the
time should be spent working on our goals.
3.During
job interviews, the usual questions asked i.e. on
education, eligibility, experience and what will be our contributions to the organization. With the
exception of the airline,security and safety industries, almost all employers
never posed questions on weight, BMI
or waist and hip measurements during job
interviews. If the medical report looks
ok, we will be offered the job. Logically, if we are obese, our BMI is 27 and
our waist measurement is 82 cm, we should not be offered the job.
4. In
view that the society can still tolerate obesity, many of our friends who are
overweight are holding important jobs and positions. They claimed that their
cholesterol level is ok, their BP is ok and their sugar level is also ok. In
the long run, they are actually not ok at all. A sense of impending doom
awaited them i.e. if they are complacent
with their current weight status. Their obesity will in fact be much worsen. Their
BMI will be more than 30 and their waist measurements reaching up to 120 cm. They
will be spending more time at the hospital rather than the office.
5 We
should not by right, be recruiting them in our organization. Considering their
excellent qualifications and experience, we will still offer them the job but
with conditions attached. The condition being: report for work in 3 months time
with BMI reduce to 24 and waist measurement 76 cm or else the offer will be
retracted.
1.A
person who wants to think big dream high must be slim, fit and presentable.
This discussion is not about our appearance but more on physical strengths and
health. We have no way of determining our appearance however our physical strengths, optimal health and
wellbeing are all within our control. President Obama is not that handsome
neither do his wife Michelle, who is not that pretty. Both however, looked
healthy, possessed good physical strengths and looked great.
2.Do
set aside not less then 30 minutes a day for cardio or aerobics exercises such
as jogging, brisk walking, cycling, going up and down the hill or staircase,
gardening, mopping the floor, chopping fire woods, treadmill, cross trainer,
rope skipping or cycling. These are good forms of exercises and friendly to our
heart and body strengths. These kind of
exercises will help maintain the skin moisture balance, bringing oxygen to all
parts of the body cells and balancing the production of various hormones so as
to delay the ageing process.
3.We
need to build muscles to maintain our body sculpture. Push ups and squatting
are the two best forms of anaerobic exercise without having to use the weight
lifting machines. Push ups will strengthened the middle and upper portion of
the body such as abdomen, waist, arms, neck and our face. Squatting will
strengthened the waist portion downwards
such as feet, thigh and lower limbs. The
frequency of push ups and squatting is recommended to be about 10 times per set
for a 3 to 6 sets cycle in a day. If we have more time, we can make up to 9
sets i.e. 3 sets in the morning, 3 sets in the afternoon and 3 sets in the
evening or night time. Push ups and squatting can be done daily within 10
minutes even at the office.
4.Our
body needs to have the flexibility. This is important to avoid any forms of
injury during exercise or daily activities. Doing stretching or warm ups before
and after each exercise session is the best way to achieve a high level of
flexibility. Stretching exercises must be done for the whole body i.e. the
lower portion (feet, legs and thighs),middle portion (hip, waist and abdomen)
and upper portion (neck, arms and chest) of the body. We can do all kinds of stretching exercises or even similar to the ones
conducted in the PE lessons during our school days. It will only take about 7
minutes of our time daily.
5.By
having a good physical strength, it demonstrates that we are serious in holding
on to the principle of think big dream high. With excellent health condition we
become more focus, cheerful, full of confidence and determined in our efforts
to achieve our vision and goals.
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