Thanks for joining my blog- I truly hope it has a positive influence and impact on your life- after all, Health Spot is meant to serve YOU!!!
The purpose of this blog is two-fold: first, to provide viewers with new knowledge, tips, and other material that may assist in attaining health-related goals and secondly, to give viewers both the opportunity to ask questions as well as help answer other viewers' questions. In other words, viewers can access the blog with the intention to learn something new, ask a question (general or personal), or help answer a fellow viewers question. Although the purpose of Health Spot is to be informative to its viewers, I believe it is important to get viewers active and involved with discussions. Thus, it is my hope that viewers will share interesting things they have read/learned about health as well (i.e. new exercises, shake recipes, etc.). In addition, it is always interesting to bring up ideas/topics that may be controversial and have no definite answer so that we may all discuss our opinions and get others perspectives. Lastly, it is my plan to provide daily motivation for you to help you get through the daily grind each and everyday! This motivation may come in several different forms: videos, quotes, stories, statistics, etc. So please remember, if you don't have the time to read the blog everyday I hope that you please give yourself a few minutes to check in and get motivated for the day so that you may embrace the day and make it count!
Below is a slight introduction that I strongly encourage you to read. Normally, daily blogs will be much shorter than this introduction so please do not let the length intimate you and scare you off!
Why did I start this blog?
Our country is in a serious health epidemic- specifically, an obesity epidemic. Did you know, in 2010 our society reached the point to which 1 out of every 3 Americans is considered obese?* Although I could list several more frightening statistics concerning this epidemic, I feel everyone knows the extent to which it has plagued our society and thus, I will not discuss it further (at this time). However, my point in addressing rising obesity is not to degrade anyone; it is difficult to maintain adequate health in today's fast-paced, expensive society. For example, many people (especially those with lower incomes and long work days) are so rushed throughout their days that fast-food or food from convenient stores are their best options to preserve time for something else they need to get done in their hectic days. However, blaming our society is not going to make you healthy or shed those extra pounds you have and thus, prioritizing your life so that health is towards the top is a must! Personally, it bothers we that our society is this way because obesity is honestly, in mind, a disabling disease. When one becomes obese they are unable to do many things you are accustomed to and their quality of life can dramatically decline. People who have grown obese need help to get back to their normal daily lives and thus, I hope this blog can serve as a guide to jumpstart that process!
With that said, let me (and others) help you help yourself! Even if your goal is not to lose weight, Health Spot will still assist you in achieving any goal you have- other topics such as resistance training will receive the same amount of discussion and attention as obesity. The previous paragraph concerning obesity was to simply state why I started this blog- again, Health Spot will discuss many more things than just obesity.
"The first step in becoming
successful is sacrificing what you are for what you will become."
-Eric Thomas
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