The average person gained between 15% to 20% in weight during the pandemic. The main culprit for weight gain was that fitness centres were closed. In addition, very few people admitted to their increased spending on delivery food.
Solutions that could have easily been exercised are going for walks, bike riding, and home-cooking.
As parents and educators, we are preparing and hopefully demonstrating to our children and young learners to take control of situations, and thus take action.
3 Ideas
- Excuses are made to defend lack of action or to hide irresponsibility.
- Reduce depending on the necessary conditions for something to happen.
- Recognizing solutions and exercising them accelerates independence, maturity, and good habits.
2 Inserts
- “Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.” ―John Wooden
- “We have more ability than willpower, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.” ―François de la Rochefoucauld
1 Inquiry
Are we defending our lack of action?
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Until the next thought,
Ricky ft. David Lutchmansingh
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