The obesity war which causes ill health and death from heart disease, cancer, diabetes and a host of other ailments has been going on for many, many years with 62% and rising of us in this country overweight due to our lifestyle, eating poor quality food, eating too much of it and not exercising enough.
Obesity has been identified as a major reason and risk factor by government medical advisors why there have been so many Covid deaths too.
It’s no coincidence that from poor lifestyles we have a mental health time bomb that is escalating at extremely alarming rates, that will have a devastating effect on our communities for generations to come.
As a gym, we are here to have a very positive and scientifically PROVEN effect on obesity and mental health, we have endless cases of transforming seemingly “hopeless” cases into very fit and health individuals with very positive mental health who make a very positive impact on society.
We are currently closed, our inside of the gym has one closed an incredible 31 out of 44 weeks since the first lockdown. This is NOT a moan as we have got on with it and done our best with the cards we were dealt, as many businesses won’t be coming back at all, with the predicted worst economic times in 300 years (government quote not mine).
We studied film making, and got great help in technology from the college many years ago, and created a state of the art home training service. In lockdown, this has been highly successful for us beaming our ever changing and every day different workouts into our members living rooms, it’s allowed them to stay in great health, and also encouraged many new to exercise individuals start to get their bodies AND MINDS right too.
We have a one of a kind 8000 square feet outside area, specifically made for exercising, a controlled environment with professional sporting facilities, fully instructed and perfect for social distancing too. We have proven we can do this successfully, and will re-open once we get the ok to do so from government. Outside training is scientifically proven to be very safe and we are raring to go, and we want to boost and inspire as many people as we can.
In the summer, the chancellor headlined saying people are “desperate for Nando’s”, and actively encouraged to go to any eatery you could, and still kept gyms closed, despite gyms having one of the lowest risks in the world according to official studies. I love eating out myself occasionally, but only where food is freshly made with love and pride (we have great ones in Burry Port).
Since the first lockdown, the big chains of fast food, have never closed. They are “essential” apparently. At a time when obesity is a very dangerous risk factor in all our lives, we will never win the war with places of sickness dressed up as “heroes” of the pandemic with often big queues allowed daily.
The message MUST change and we need leadership.
We as a country have a unique opportunity to RESET the obesity war, we need PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY as well as government support.
Do more than government “soundbites” to encourage our people to exercise, ENCOURAGE them to get coached properly so they have a roadmap out of their own individual situation.
ENCOURAGE and support healthier and fresher restaurants, and tell the truth of the effects of eating fast food every day, nothing wrong with a treat occasionally of course, but spell it out to people how to feel better which will have a very powerful effect on their mental health too.
Our immune system and mental health are out most important asset, I have daily messages from people struggling, as well as parents of kids who are missing their exercise with us so much in all ways.
We need to make clear where we are going right now as a nation in these desperate times, and come out of it much fitter, stronger and in much better shape mentally too.
Measure our nation on it’s wellbeing, and to do that we show throw resources into places of wellness, exercise and eating facilities, that can only inspire a much better future for all our generations to come.
