Almost
every week we have reports about how inactive Australians are, and that we are
getting more overweight and obese by the minute.
That
is sad and I know we really need to focus on changing the mindset of people
when it comes to healthy eating and an active lifestyles, but we also have to
congratulate everyone that makes a difference and tries.
Yesterday
I ran Mothers Day Classic. I did the 8km run and had an early (for a Sunday!)
start at 8.15am. It was 10 degrees, raining, and windy, but in and around
Alexandra Garden there were people everywhere. Young, old, big, small, with or
with-out prams, everyone were out to support Breast Cancer research but also
they had gone out of bed on a rainy cold Sunday morning to be active and
exercise.
Mothers
Day Classic Melbourne had more participants this year than ever, 40000 that if
nothing else shows us that Australians are on the move and wants to get fitter
and healthier.
We
don’t have to join a gym, get a whole gym set up at home, pay long-term
expensive PT fees (I know I’m a PT and I need business, but if I can change
someone’s habits to a healthier and more active lifestyle in 6 months time then
I feel I have done a great job), we have a lovely green city to walk and run
in.
If
more people joined the 40000 Mothers Day walkers or runners and did 10000 steps
every day, we would soon have an obesity epidemic that comes to a halt and then
decreases.
Yours in Health & Fitness,
Birgitta
Yours in Health & Fitness,
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