Today was better though. I went to the gym this morning which always makes me happy. I rode 10.5 miles on the eSpinner in the 30 minutes. That felt very fast but also very good.
Yoga has helped me tons so far in this- as I was riding I kept taking nice and full breaths which kept me from huffing and puffing. It was pretty cool.
Felt terrific.
Then today, there was the article about the 400lb man who finished the LA Marathon. Former Sumo Wrestler Kelly Gneiting finished the LA Marathon in just under ten hours on Sunday. Of course, what people are remarking over is that he was 400lbs and did this.Back in November, Carmen Pelaez ran the NYC Marathon and finished, and her picture caption tells us she was/is 80lbs overweight.
Wouldn't it be amazing if people would not focus on the size of people and instead be amazed at the feat they are completing? Most people cannot run marathons. Really. It's not like most people wake up and say "huh, today's a good day to run 26.2 miles." So, these people who do it are all amazing: skinny, fat, or in between.
However, the fact that fat people can and do finish marathons makes me want to point to this doctor: Dr. Rani Whitfield, the Hip-Hop Doc.
This guy appears in Mutual of Omaha's 2011 TV Campaign "The Aha Moments." And, of course- he's anti-obesity. His "rap" starts out with "Obesity. People lying round the house all day..." well---hate to tell ya Dr. Whitfield---if you can finish a marathon, my guess is that these obese people weren't just sitting around the house.
This guy appears in Mutual of Omaha's 2011 TV Campaign "The Aha Moments." And, of course- he's anti-obesity. His "rap" starts out with "Obesity. People lying round the house all day..." well---hate to tell ya Dr. Whitfield---if you can finish a marathon, my guess is that these obese people weren't just sitting around the house.
So seriously. Let's quit assuming that fat=unhealthy and skinny = healthy.
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