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| Only the fittest of the fittest will
survive. But when the worst forms of materialism and conspicuous
consumption, causing obesity, heart disease and depression,
riddle our lifestyle. Then we cannot be expected to stand the
test of time. So we take a quick fix to ease our conscience.
Perhaps use the gym, or go jogging once - but not once a week.
But then our favourite soap opera is on, ‘we’re
tired’ or we just can’t be bothered, so we collapse
in the sofa in squalid apathy. ‘Next week,’ is the
excuse, as we dive into a packet of crisps and belch, sitting
in front of the goggle box, depleting the life force, which
is us. We have become something other than what was intended. |
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No. Holistic is the watchword and
our guide, if it doesn’t work holistically, then question,
reject or abandon it. Being fit for life is not a one-year
course at Oxford University with one week off for good behaviour
or an exclusive article in the local gossip magazine for the
rich and famous. Fit for life, is a life (no pun intended)
commitment, in personal and collective development. It will
and does require work every single day, but the goal is tangible,
to be a powerful and dynamic person, with balance, poise,
personality and power. Now that is worthy to be any one’s
epitaph - but not too soon, please.
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