Showtime is free this weekend, and I just watched Super Size Me again. There were two things in particular that caught my attention this time.
The first was the bit about the hard core physical education program that some school was doing. They don't just run the kids around, they teach them how to stay in shape and use machines and such. My God, if I had that in high school I can honestly say that I'd be a different person today. I don't have the slightest idea what to do to in a gym, and I probably never will unless I hire a trainer.
The second thing I thought was interesting was the part where his girlfriend was describing how he was physically in bad shape (and not very good in bed). That part hit home, because honestly, since I dropped a lot of weight, stopped eating beef six months ago, and very rarely eat fast food, even when I'm loafing and not exercising, I still generally have a lot of energy. Not sure I'm the one to make judgment about the bedroom performance though. ;)
I have to say that I'm often amazed at the general apathy that people have toward their own health. I didn't used to feel that way. As a typical guy, I used to feel that if nothing was obviously broken, don't worry about it. I've got a long way to go, but I'm starting to get it now and understand that "preventative maintenance" goes a long way not just to being healthy in the long run, but feeling good every day.
I scratch my head trying to figure out why this wasn't obvious to me before, especially being married to a vegetarian working on a nutrition degree. When I see that documentary, I see that your environment has so much influence over you and you don't even realize it. I've learned through counseling that events in your life, especially your childhood, shape who you are. And sometimes, the only way that you can overcome the environmental influence is to figure stuff out yourself.
Check out the film if you've never seen it. It will change the way you think about food.
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