tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post440450881963866171..comments2023-10-16T04:07:42.040-07:00Comments on Applied Strength: Brett Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-54822492106577734702010-12-09T05:42:43.085-08:002010-12-09T05:42:43.085-08:00davor,
it is a difficult situation to correct but ...davor,<br />it is a difficult situation to correct but one that we ignore or do not take on at our own peril.<br />Health care costs alone of obesity, diabetes and heart disease can potentially cripple many of the national health care systems out there.<br /><br />Good for the fitness industry though if we get our act togetherBrett Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-26297005765872349062010-12-06T04:31:09.715-08:002010-12-06T04:31:09.715-08:00Not simply towing the party line, but I have alway...Not simply towing the party line, but I have always been fascinated by the wisdom the Greeks left us with. They do seem to have informed many crucial aspects of today's society (the Hippocratic oath, etc), yet our embrace of the PE aspect seems to be loosening.<br />It almost seems that we're in an inextricable situation now, with that the 'advances' in technology increasingly tending to render the population sessile. Those figures for the military test sadly don't come as a surprise, as people would have been a lot more active back then, with less trappings holding them back.<br />Perhaps they should try and instill a sense of pride in schools by teaching them the ways activity and education permeated the Greek societies. I know that reading books like 'The Spartan Health Regime' and 'The Warrior Diet' gave me a fascination with that civilization, in ways that '300' never could. (The penny only just dropped now as to why you used Greek terms for your recent DVDs) <br />It's probably particularly important to instill these kind of ideas in citizens during childhood/adolescence, because after school exercise seems to become slightly elitest and the preserve of the more well-off (gym fees or equipment, athletic clothes, etc). I've heard that a lot of the problem can be down to litigious parents who'll sue if they're child arrives home with a scratch. Difficult situation to correct.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316691556844478610noreply@blogger.com