BIG BOOI!!

So I was in the gym today doing some gut busters and I noted that there were alot of kids in the gym. What worried me was that some of these kids were chunky and they were about 10-12 years old.

Last week I saw a woman take her kids to the gym and pay a personal trainer to get them to loose weight. Em lady...if you want your kid to loose weight STOP TAKING THEM TO MACDONALDS!! It angers me to see rich people throw money at the problem. The problem is at home. You need to start a life style for your kids and it starts in the kitchen.

In my house we had treats for good behavior or special occasions (wow I make it sound like I was brought up as a hound...I certainly ate like one). I've seen some people's fridges were the healthiest thing in it was peanut butter, sweets were the order of the day and junk food was supplemented with ice cream
(ok I do Love ice cream).



We grew up playing outside playing garden cricket/soccer, basketball, name it we played it, and thats how you get your kids to loose weight or maintain a healthy lifestyle. get them to be kids!

Playstation doesn't ruin kids health, a lack of management from parents does. kids are just being kids you have to guide them. I like Nintento's new out look on wellness with their active games. Wii's interactive gaming has certainly got the market buzzing! 10000 points to them!

YIKES

Eat or Be Eaten

Part of healthy living is healthy eating. I think 90% of wellness is what you eat! yes I said it, you are what you eat.

Eat crap and you will look crap. I'm fortunate to live in a home where healthy eating is the order of the day, however my family hasn't taken to the concept of 6 meals a day. I have two growing brothers, we would eat our parents out of house and home (we do it anyway). so in order to reach the goal of 6 meals, i started taking supplements.

so I did some research into supplementation. A lot of people stay away from supplements due to the stigma associated with it. Supplements are laced with steroids. I don't blame people for thinking this way. The name of some of these supplements certainly don't make me feel comfortable, Animal Stack, Hardcore Anabolic Pump. I don't know about you but there is no animal stack happening here, i don't want to change my genetic composition and certainly don't want to alter any appendages (he he)!



So how do you know what to take? Have you been to a pharmacy lately? There are thousands of choices, and it doesn't help that the "assistant" there funnels you to a product that earns him high commission. I wish there was a way of grading these supplements, the way ant virus is graded by third party sites, so that the average Joe can see whats best for him. Also people need to be profiled. If you are a skinny guy who wants to get big, you will take different supplements to a guy that is big and whats to loose weight.

There is one thing you must know; good supplements are not cheap, and you get what you pay for. USN is the cheapest in the market, and there is a reason why. speak to your trainer or any professional athlete, they usually don't have good things to say about it, BUT its cheap! On the other side of the scale you get Weider thats a little expensive and very good (they are big on drug free supplements) I highly recommend that if you want to take supplements, RESEARCH!!!!!! The more you know the better, and don't listen to the clowns in the pharmacy, they couldn't give a damn about what you want.

click on the following link, it ranks supplements in terms of the sales and user retention: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/listingtop.htm

I believe in supplements, they certainly do aid you in achieving your goals, but don't go buck wild with them. I actually landed up in hospital because I used a local brand and did little research on them. Tough and painful lesson to learn but really there is nothing wrong with taking your time and being patient. leave the horse hormones for the low lives!

Im starting to consider testing Optimum Nutrition..watch this space!

COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!