Technology has been improving at an alarming rate in the
past 100 years, more than at any other period in time and with that come many
benefits but also many disadvantages. During this blog post I will focus mainly
on how this affects our bodies and our health. I will focus mainly on how the
improvement in technology has led to a sedentary lifestyle and how that affects
us as modern day human beings.
past 100 years, more than at any other period in time and with that come many
benefits but also many disadvantages. During this blog post I will focus mainly
on how this affects our bodies and our health. I will focus mainly on how the
improvement in technology has led to a sedentary lifestyle and how that affects
us as modern day human beings.
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| Canadian fitness dude Charley Montreuil is my gym motivation, being the same age has me he had worked very hard from a young age to get into this sort of condition. |
Kinds of jobs back then and now
Many years ago most of the jobs done by man used to be
manual labour. These were hard jobs which made people sweat and really work for
their money. They were physical jobs and were mainly suited to men and not
women. Yes these jobs were physically stressful and resulted in many injuries
for people back then, but this also meant that people were fit and physically
strong, and were stronger for a longer period because for as long as they had
mouths to feed they had to work themselves to the ground. This has all changed
for many people with the exception of those hard working strong man who still
do physical labour especially in 3rd world countries. Nowadays many
jobs are automated and done by machines so there is no need for manual labour,
also many jobs nowadays are intellectual jobs and do not require much in terms
of physical strength or effort. It is only those who do not get higher
education who often do physical jobs these days. The problem today is people
spend many a day in front of a computer in their office clicking away the whole
day, or answering phone calls and being in boardroom meetings. All these modern
day job activities do not involve much physical activity but rather they
involve brain activity. Nothing is wrong with a little brain activity but your
body also needs to be stimulated by physically stimulating it by doing physical
work or doing exercise, many people don’t not exercise hence there is an
increasing problem with weight and increasing obesity especially in 1st
world countries. Mix this lack of activity and an increase in fast food consumption
and you have a big problem, the future is not looking good. We will have little
fat kids and their obese parents being the norm in the future; don’t forget the
health issues which are related to obesity and unbalanced diets.
manual labour. These were hard jobs which made people sweat and really work for
their money. They were physical jobs and were mainly suited to men and not
women. Yes these jobs were physically stressful and resulted in many injuries
for people back then, but this also meant that people were fit and physically
strong, and were stronger for a longer period because for as long as they had
mouths to feed they had to work themselves to the ground. This has all changed
for many people with the exception of those hard working strong man who still
do physical labour especially in 3rd world countries. Nowadays many
jobs are automated and done by machines so there is no need for manual labour,
also many jobs nowadays are intellectual jobs and do not require much in terms
of physical strength or effort. It is only those who do not get higher
education who often do physical jobs these days. The problem today is people
spend many a day in front of a computer in their office clicking away the whole
day, or answering phone calls and being in boardroom meetings. All these modern
day job activities do not involve much physical activity but rather they
involve brain activity. Nothing is wrong with a little brain activity but your
body also needs to be stimulated by physically stimulating it by doing physical
work or doing exercise, many people don’t not exercise hence there is an
increasing problem with weight and increasing obesity especially in 1st
world countries. Mix this lack of activity and an increase in fast food consumption
and you have a big problem, the future is not looking good. We will have little
fat kids and their obese parents being the norm in the future; don’t forget the
health issues which are related to obesity and unbalanced diets.
Fun activities then and now
Back in the day, for fun people used to go outside and play
with their kids. They used to play a game of football, soccer, basketball. They
used to go hiking up a mountain or go cycling because they wanted to entertain
themselves. Then technology came into the picture instead of going outside to
play and have fun people started staying in and watching television. It got
worse as television channels increase so there was never a shortage of things
to watch. People began sitting in front of their TV’s all day everyday when
they came back from their office jobs, so this was a disaster for their
physical health. Not only were they not active at work and home but they sat on
the couch eating junk food. Without movement, exercise, sports this was a
disaster waiting to happen, so began the rise of the unhealthy obese human
being. To make it worse there were TV games, computer games which were
addicting to the players meaning they would never set foot in a sports field
again, opting to play sports with their fingers on their games rather than actually
playing that same game outside. The gaming industry knew what they were doing
was wrong but they did not want to lose money so they have been developing
exercise and sports games that actually require you to move, or dance or swing
a tennis bat, but I do not think this will do much good. It is up to the
schools to try and save the future generation from the sedentary curse and the
disease which is obesity. It is up to the parents to be responsible and lead by
example, kids raised by obese parents are more likely to get obese than kids
with healthy parent as so many studies have shown just check on Google scholar
if you don’t believe me.
with their kids. They used to play a game of football, soccer, basketball. They
used to go hiking up a mountain or go cycling because they wanted to entertain
themselves. Then technology came into the picture instead of going outside to
play and have fun people started staying in and watching television. It got
worse as television channels increase so there was never a shortage of things
to watch. People began sitting in front of their TV’s all day everyday when
they came back from their office jobs, so this was a disaster for their
physical health. Not only were they not active at work and home but they sat on
the couch eating junk food. Without movement, exercise, sports this was a
disaster waiting to happen, so began the rise of the unhealthy obese human
being. To make it worse there were TV games, computer games which were
addicting to the players meaning they would never set foot in a sports field
again, opting to play sports with their fingers on their games rather than actually
playing that same game outside. The gaming industry knew what they were doing
was wrong but they did not want to lose money so they have been developing
exercise and sports games that actually require you to move, or dance or swing
a tennis bat, but I do not think this will do much good. It is up to the
schools to try and save the future generation from the sedentary curse and the
disease which is obesity. It is up to the parents to be responsible and lead by
example, kids raised by obese parents are more likely to get obese than kids
with healthy parent as so many studies have shown just check on Google scholar
if you don’t believe me.
A way forward
I still have hope that we will someday turn things around, I
see people being inspired everyday on social networks like Twitter and Facebook.
I see people lose weight every day and accomplish their fitness goals because
of the support of a mostly anonymous group of fitness fanatics who refer to
themselves as the #FitFam on twitter, and FitBlrs on tumblr with their
thousands of inspirational FitSpo pictures, inspirational quotes and progress
pictures. I also hope that someone will stumble upon this very blog and be
inspired to get in shape, whether they only wish to lose weight or to build
lean muscle.
see people being inspired everyday on social networks like Twitter and Facebook.
I see people lose weight every day and accomplish their fitness goals because
of the support of a mostly anonymous group of fitness fanatics who refer to
themselves as the #FitFam on twitter, and FitBlrs on tumblr with their
thousands of inspirational FitSpo pictures, inspirational quotes and progress
pictures. I also hope that someone will stumble upon this very blog and be
inspired to get in shape, whether they only wish to lose weight or to build
lean muscle.
