If you had the chance to change your fate, would you?

Any of my twitter followers would have already seen an article I posted regarding obesity and how naming it as a disease is actually causing more harm than good. Naming obesity as a disease is enabling those individuals to view their weight as less of an issue and lose their sense of responsibility for it, therefore consuming more calories because they think it's okay. Now this can be considered controversial but in my opinion obesity is NOT a disease in itself, but a side effect of another physical or mental ailment. Although it may be caused by something different, in reality our society is lazy, irresponsible, and knows no bounds when it comes to portion control. This brings me to my topic for today, if you had the chance to change your fate, would you?

It is common knowledge that obesity leads to numerous health issues such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, reproductive problems and even certain cancers. Below is a list I found through fitnessmagazine.com of some health benefits that start within only one hour of exercise.

1. Boosts your immune system and helps to fight colds, the flu and other infections
2. Enhances your serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine levels which put you in a better mood
3. Enables you to burn MORE calories while you are at rest. While you're blood's pumping, your muscles go into overdrive which in turn burns more fat/calories

The above are benefits for only one hour of exercise. Imagine what your body can do if you buckle down and workout 3 hours a week... 4 hours a week and so on. For more information go to 

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/motivation/get-started/power-surge-the-hidden-benefits-of-exercise/

In the movie Brave, Merida is forced to marry one of three of the eldest sons of various clan leaders that she has no intention of ever being with. So in response, she takes matters into her own hands. She takes control of her situation and fights for herself, regardless of turning her mother and three brothers into bears AND trying to defeat an evil curse in the process. For those individuals who are overweight, or obese, or are just wanting to see a difference in themselves, fight like Merida and fight for yourself. Only you can change you fate if you only can just take the chance.