I am 22. I hardly think that I am at the age where I need to think about health problems. Unfortunately, though, I live in a society where I am pushed everyday to go faster, to get things quicker, to work more, to play less.
No time for a bike ride, I need to get this done.
Yesterday, I went to the doctors for a physical.
They said that my family history points to high blood pressure,
but I can avoid this- with diet and exercise.
I used to be a very active, nimble, and healthy teen. I was constantly on the move,
but as my life has sped up, I find that my extra-curricular activity has slowed down. I eat what is quick. I do not take time to relax. I am only 22 and I am already headed down that road of no return.
It's not so much what I look like as how I feel. I don't really feel good about the amount of coffee that I drink versus the amount of water. I don't feel good about how much salt I eat. I don't feel good about processed food. I especially don't feel good about the methods that were used to get my food to my table.
But I am hesitant. I'm not quite sure why I am so hesitant, I grew up around vegetarians, I was always fit in the past. I think that I am scared of how much my routine would have to change and how many pointless things I would have to give up. If I gave up facebook alone, I would probably average out 20 minutes a day where I could run on a treadmill.
Starting Sunday, I am going to start fighting all of those things that I have so much control over. I am not going to wait for some magic routine or a video to fix my life. P90X wont do it, Jillian Micheals won't do it. I have to do it. I know that many people feel the pressures of looking great, but how about feeling great? That trumps everything in my book!
So, here's to normal blood pressure! Happy health!
1 comments:
so what was your blood pressure?
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