Gemini
26-12-2009, 02:24 AM
This is actually kind of in reply to Faller's post about how the world is getting more and more obese. Check here fore thread: http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/showthread.php?p=333228#post333228
These statistics don't surprise me at all, I thought Canada would be on the list though. I actually used to work in a clothing store and since I was on commission I had to go in the fitting rooms (not in the stalls lol) and complimented whoever was trying clothing even if it did not fit well, hahah!. Anyway, I can tell you that approximately 70% of people were fat, almost every guy trying on a guy had a good big belly or excessive fat someplace else. I didn't really assist the women trying out clothes but I would say that the majority of women I know could benefit from working out a bit. Don't get me wrong I see a lot of very fit women at the gym but AS SOON as I leave the gym, I notice all kinds of fat rolls on women where there shouldn't be any. I know a great number of girls who keep complaining to me, why can't I lose weight?, how can I get rid of this fat on my thighs!! I try to give them good advice when I get questions like these, but it really frustrates me when I see the same girls munching on chips every hour or so and never eating a single fruit. Sometimes when these girls ask me how come they're not physically fit, I seriously feel like answering: "BECAUSE YOU EAT LIKE A COW AND YOU ALWAYS FIND EXCUSES TO AVOID THE GYM".
Just go to any food court at your nearest shopping mall and you'll see how the majority of people eat horribly. Nutrition is the most important part to staying fit, if you go to the gym everyday and you eat crap, you'll mostly get crap results. What pisses me off the most, is when guys and girls complain about their physique and always have to blame it on lack of time or even on their bad genetics when really the only problem (with society in general today) is that people have a hard time getting their act together. Most people expect everything to be handed to them as soon as possible and without having to work for it.They want to download movies before they’ve made it to the theater and hear the latest music before the wax on the record has been pressed. It’s all about getting next year’s model, the phone of tomorrow and newest the gadget. They can't stand waiting and they have to get the results now without having to go through any from of process to get there. People want to have abs and buns of steel without having to go through the process of actually going to the gym and eating well. This is why so much of these useless "Only 5 minutes a day" exercise gadgets sell without providing any real results.
Wow, I didn't plan on writing that long of a text but I got carried away lol. I know it sounds like I'm a grumpy old man ranting on the generation of today but I'm actually only 21 years old and I seem to notice, more than ever before, how people seem to want immediate gratification withouht actually having to work for anything. Thoughts?
These statistics don't surprise me at all, I thought Canada would be on the list though. I actually used to work in a clothing store and since I was on commission I had to go in the fitting rooms (not in the stalls lol) and complimented whoever was trying clothing even if it did not fit well, hahah!. Anyway, I can tell you that approximately 70% of people were fat, almost every guy trying on a guy had a good big belly or excessive fat someplace else. I didn't really assist the women trying out clothes but I would say that the majority of women I know could benefit from working out a bit. Don't get me wrong I see a lot of very fit women at the gym but AS SOON as I leave the gym, I notice all kinds of fat rolls on women where there shouldn't be any. I know a great number of girls who keep complaining to me, why can't I lose weight?, how can I get rid of this fat on my thighs!! I try to give them good advice when I get questions like these, but it really frustrates me when I see the same girls munching on chips every hour or so and never eating a single fruit. Sometimes when these girls ask me how come they're not physically fit, I seriously feel like answering: "BECAUSE YOU EAT LIKE A COW AND YOU ALWAYS FIND EXCUSES TO AVOID THE GYM".
Just go to any food court at your nearest shopping mall and you'll see how the majority of people eat horribly. Nutrition is the most important part to staying fit, if you go to the gym everyday and you eat crap, you'll mostly get crap results. What pisses me off the most, is when guys and girls complain about their physique and always have to blame it on lack of time or even on their bad genetics when really the only problem (with society in general today) is that people have a hard time getting their act together. Most people expect everything to be handed to them as soon as possible and without having to work for it.They want to download movies before they’ve made it to the theater and hear the latest music before the wax on the record has been pressed. It’s all about getting next year’s model, the phone of tomorrow and newest the gadget. They can't stand waiting and they have to get the results now without having to go through any from of process to get there. People want to have abs and buns of steel without having to go through the process of actually going to the gym and eating well. This is why so much of these useless "Only 5 minutes a day" exercise gadgets sell without providing any real results.
Wow, I didn't plan on writing that long of a text but I got carried away lol. I know it sounds like I'm a grumpy old man ranting on the generation of today but I'm actually only 21 years old and I seem to notice, more than ever before, how people seem to want immediate gratification withouht actually having to work for anything. Thoughts?