Love thyself.

Recently I have heard a lot of comments about vanity, and how those that continuously work on their bodies are vain and selfish, taking the time out of their family/social lives to work on themselves. Inconsiderate in their food choices when they choose not to indulge where others are. Obsessed for being particular, reading labels and choosing not to poison their bodies. It's not obsession, it is commitment.

We have come to a point that weight issues have become weighty. Where obesity is costing us and our healthcare providers more and more. In Kenya, over 40% of women are overweight, these figures are not that current and I wouldn't be surprised if the figure rose to 45% or even 50%. Imagine that statistic superimposed to that of lifestyle diseases....diabetes, heart diseases and the lack of productivity caused by these diseases. Imagine you having to pay for treating those diseases, imagine the cost to your family in terms of emotional distress, imagine early deaths where children bury their parents for reasons that were totally preventable. You do not have to imagine it anymore, it is already happening.

So you see, choosing a healthy lifestyle is not a luxury, it is a necessity. We are past the age of lack, where we gorge ourselves not knowing where the next meal will come from. We have made our lives easier, mechanising a lot of tasks we used to perform manually, we move less, and this is progress, but it is killing us.

Today as I was performing wood choppers using cables, I thought to myself, had I been born 100 years ago, I would be doing wood choppers for real...then again, I wouldn't have been overweight to begin with, highly unlikely.

So finally I get to my point. Love thyself. Go for a walk, go for a run, swim even and pick up something heavy while at it. Sweat a little bit and remember the long hard days our ancestors put in, you're lucky WHO recommends only 30 minutes of exercise for an adult everyday....that is so little. Get some happy hormones, ward off some disease, look bad ass while at it and rock that muscle tee or bikini for your self esteem. Everything about it is positive. Why not give it a go?

Have an active weekend!