UK -- I'm sure many of you can relate to this article called "Karate: In the nick of time". It's about how way too many people, the middle-aged ones in particular, seems to sacrifice their health with the excuse of being "too busy" working on their career; developing their business; bringing up their family and so on, and so forth.
Sounds familiar? You bet.
'Nick' here refers to Nicholas Lestas form Coleraine, Northern Ireland. As a businessman and Honorary Commissioner for Cyprus in Northern Ireland he was one of those people.
Then one day, in his 40s, he finally figured out that he was in fact in danger of not seeing his children grow up. "So I decided there and then to do something about it and that something was simple, I would prioritise exercise as a 'must have' within my week," he said.
He also realised how he couldn't keep up such a commitment without having someone to motivate him and something to aim for. "So as someone who loved to watch martial arts films I decided to take up karate, he said.
During a period of five and a half years, Mr Lestas has earned a black belt and a great thirst for life. He has also lost two-and-a-half stone, while slowly changing his whole philosophy and approach to life. Not bad at all, I'd say - good for him!
There are two vital ingredients here, the way I see it. One is this false idea that "we don't have time". It is really quite strange that we don't take the time to stay healthy... This is really all about our priorities.
The other is what Mr Lestas figured out - that we need something and someone to motivate us in order to stay on that healthy track! And as such, the martial arts is a perfect fit for many people.
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