considering that i've been lacking over the past few months as a result of studies, today, i was inspired to start my exercise regimen again. it's not so much that i feel the personal need to go run or jump rope or hit the punching bag - more so, it was due to the fact that my mom, with her high (but improving) cholesterol levels and arthritic knee, had the drive to get up this morning and go for a walk outside. in my field, ive dealt with and studied demographics consisting of top notch athletes to the disabled. from my viewpoint, im more inspired by the disabled who are out there and active. im also inspired by the overweight people who hit the gyms in an effort to improve their life. i could care less about the buffoons who can lift the heaviest of the heavy dumbells; although theyre worthy of a glance or three, i whole-heartedly dont give a shit about the girls who go all out in their nike dri-fit sports bras in their aerobic and/or boxfit classes. if i ever become a phys-ed teacher/pro/researcher, my main goal will not be to refine kids who already have the potential to become pro-athletes with their multi-zillion dollar sign on deals and promotions; they'll come across teachers and coaches who will direct them, believe me. for my classes, my attention shall be directed towards the kids who never get picked for teams, for the overweight kid who gets knocked; for the kid who never really felt they belonged and also for the kid who never cared about their health - including eathing and exercise habits. theyre the ones who i really wanna direct all efforts towards.

that was just an excerpt from the constantly-changing manifesto that i keep replaying in my head over and over again.

get off the computer, go for a walk and enjoy the weather.
stop slouching, i can see you motherfuckers.

3 quick considerations:
1. part of a complete breakfast
get your physical activity done in the morning before work if you can. if not, do increments throughout the day; a little is better than none.

2. bragging rights
rocky emailed me a few weeks back to join a nike 10K at the end of may. considering that april is a write off at this point due to exams, i dont see myself running that. there's just not enough time to train..and shoot, i might get a fulltime job at any minute. anyhow, although i love the guy, he wrote, "let's run this for bragging rights". first of all, i dont participate in exercise or runs for 'bragging rights'. if yall are doing this for bragging rights, believe me, youre doing it for the wrong reason. you should be doing it for a personal goal. fuck bragging rights. movement has no meaning if it's based on bragging rights. if there's a run at the end of summer, consider me there. also, a 10K run is a 10K run. just because youre with your friends, doesnt mean it's gonna be a "fun run". 10 kilometres is 10 kilometres. i applaud the boys though. train hard!

3. low carb is bullshit
a co-worker of mine keeps talking about how her friend is really killing her in the gym. i think this is good. aside from that, she keeps telling me how "brand A" soda has so many calories and how she doesnt eat carbs. mannnnnnnnn fuck low-carb! and fuck diets! diets dont work. if a diet worked, you would be able to go off the diet and maintain your weight. if a diet worked, you would never re-gain the weight once you went back to your normal eating pattern. diets are wack..and i read this on a poster at skool in the fine arts building (thanks rj): "dieting is the first step to eating disorders". that poster nailed it. if you dont believe me, give me youre address and i can fed ex yall some tangible knowledge. back to the heading, low carb is bullshit. this remains true especially for the active/exercising person. carbs (yes there are "good" and "bad ones") give you the energy to actually do these exercises. so why in the world would you want to reduce your carb intake? that's counterproductive. low carb works for the inactive person because they dont need that much energy. but even then, if youre taking in all of this protein and fat (which is really what a low carb diet advocates) then youre killing your heart, your kidneys and your liver. so you make the choice, low carb to look good on the outside with fucked up insides? or carb-included to be healthy. we need life-long changes here. we need to change eating habits not diets. oh yea..low carbs make you moody and hostile at times. ask any physiologist, nutritionist or psychologist.
eat your rice, bitches...(brown is better but what can you do? pass me the jasmine, daddy-o!)


[it's not so much their physical appearance that bothers me, it's the condition of their hearts]

that's all for now.
in fact..i think imma join my mom for a walk after dinner. peace.

p.s. yes, i am very fucking passionate about what i do.