A FEW months ago, our sister, came home telling us
about her Zumba classes here in Port Moresby.
Yes,
she also needed to slim down.
Sometime
later the sister-inlaw also joined the Zumba group.
I
do not know how much they are paying for each day’s session, but I think they
paid a lot.
Such
activities in a developing country like PNG (where 90% of the people live in
the villages or rural areas) exist only in the cities.
I
often thought how illogical it is - trying to slim down by paying someone else
to motivate you through music, dance and exercise.
But
then I realized that the two ladies were not like others who had participated in
sports when they were younger and those others would know the simple exercises of
push-ups, sit-ups or just running to either maintain their form - or lose a few
kilos.
Of
course, being careful about what you eat and how much you eat is another point
that has to be considered.
The
ladies said a few men were their classmates in their Zumba lessons.
We
thought that was funny.
Personally,
I cannot understand why I should pay someone else to slim down – having someone
else supervising me?
I
reasoned with myself that since I had participated in sports when I was
younger, if I wanted to slim down, I do not need another person to fix that up
for me – which also means, having to pay him/her some money.
If
I was back in the village, I would take time out regularly on most afternoons
where my nephews or cousins would be juggling a soccer ball and I could be with
them – apart from doing chores around the house.
But
for us in the city, we may not have the time and the place and therefore we
must come up with plans to do exercises to help us maintain a good form.
For
some it could mean, a small jog in the afternoons. For others, it could mean taking
a walk over a few kilometres.
And
for a few, it could mean just stretching and doing a good number of sit-ups and
push-ups. (One missionary I knew used to do that every morning. But then, he
was a former military guy.)
Really,
I cannot imagine myself paying somebody else to help me slim down.
I
should just make time available and go through some simple routines which I should
continue on a regular basis.
Learn
to exercise while you are young. And try to maintain exercising as you grow
older. It helps in a lot of ways.
