Posted on:-Nov 10
Don't allow your frustrations to defeat you!
In a recent Grand Avenue comic strip, the grandma is out for a walk and she sees a young, athletic woman jogging along. “Show-off!” She grumbles to herself. Meanwhile an overweight woman riding a scooter sees the thin grandma out for a walk and says the same thing, “Show-off!”
It is of course human nature that we all envy others, but the two people in that comic strip are fighting the good fight of fitness, while the third one has given up. The young gal is putting her youth to work for her. The grandma can’t help her aging, but she is out walking and she is healthy and active. The overweight person on the scooter appears to have given up hope and I have to just say this really saddens me.
When you can barely carry yourself, let alone your own groceries, a scooter looks really tempting. When it hurts to walk, the thought of moving to get in shape seems like a pipe dream. But I hate to say riding those darn things really just makes an already tough situation even worse. I mean how will you get any exercise at all if you resort to a scooter….I know the answer and to be honest when I see overweight people using scooters, I get a little irritated, but mostly I want to hand them my business card. Of course, I never do because I am polite.
Truth be told I was once overweight – fat, if you will. But I now know how to help these people get off their scooters and into a happy, fulfilling and active life. I have all the tools and expertise to help them rediscover their inner athlete, and I am passionate about helping people of all shapes and sizes, especially people who just want get moving again. We can start slow, baby steps, one small goal at a time. Contact me today!
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Many of the overweight or morbidly obese people have circulatory problems and painful swelling. The scooters help them get along independently. But I do see it as a crutch. But what other immediate alternatives are there to help those who otherwise can not get around???
Lola – To answer your question….ME! I am the alternative! This was my frustration in seeing so many people riding in those darn things. I know deep down in side that I can help those people….But they don’t know that I can help; and I could not just walk up and hand someone my card, or that would be considered rude. My answer is in education, through both mental and physical education. Good nutrition and exercise could do a lot for these people!
The problem I have with most scooter use is that it doesn’t improve the situation, it makes it worse. If the person has a circulatory or edema (swelling) problem it will usually just get worse with using a scooter; whereas physical activity will usually make the situation better.
A related question I ask myself is how many trips have I made in my car that could have been made walking? Did I really need to take my car to the grocery store 1 block away when I knew I was only getting 1 bag of groceries? Knowing that I’m not immune to taking the easy way gives me something in common with scooter users (and almost everybody else) that I use as common ground to discuss how I feel better when I choose to walk.
JJ – When I’ve been given cards by strangers I usually feel that that person just wants my money or to get me to do what they want, and that they really couldn’t care less about what I want. I agree that simply handing out your card would be rude; but would it be rude if giving them your card was just part of your letting them know that their well being and health matters? Does it matter if they become your client or somebody else’s as long as they get healthier?
If being morbidly obese is making your joints ache and it hurts to walk, then its time to do aerobics in water. Then those who can’t do can float and still get some type of physical workout without the strain of gravity getting them down.
I believe that for these people education and the desire to improve oneself is the first thing they need to cultivate, and that desire starts in the mind. After that its all just information to make choices to walk the path of healthy mind and healthy body. P.S I like the cartoon very funny