My Genes Are Making Me Fat: Fact or Fallacy?
How many times have we heard people complain of being stuck in overweight bodies that they hate because ‘it’s genetic’ and they don’t have a choice? I’m sure most of us would agree--too many to even count.
And then we actually start seeing reports of “studies” mapping and identifying specific genes. Oh well then, there you go. THAT’S the problem.
Or is it? Really?
From Overweight to Athlete: My Journey from Sedentary to the Stage
For most of my life, I was that very sedentary, lazy, typical person who was just sat back coasting through life, wondering where I was going to end up. All of my friends and family were in better shape than me and I had never been happy with myself. It had become apparent to me that I was considered in the “fat” range early in my life while being made fun of at school from as early as I can remember, right up through college. I was made fun of almost daily on the bus rides to school, by random people passing by me in the hallways.
Competition Prep And The Added Stress From Challenges Presented Due To Work
How Stress from the Workplace Turns into a Personal Competition with Your Body and the Stage
Anyone who competes understands that it is a stressful time and challenging mentally, emotionally, socially and physically. There are always little things that come up that can help or hinder the preparation, but it is usually the everyday stresses that can have the most severe effect if one is not able to get it under control. But what about certain stresses that we cannot control, like work stress and financial stress? Competing is expensive, and you need to work to make money. Many who compete it seems work within the industry as either gym owners, trainers or coaches.
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