BELLY UP

What’s so funny about this? Why do people exercise? There are probably as many reasons as there are people. Some people do it because it feels good and they want to; others exercise because they want to lose weight and/or they’ve been ordered to do it by a doctor for health reasons. I’ve written many times complaining about how obsessed we westerners are about youth and body image. The media present impossibly beautiful people for us to look up to and model ourselves on. Our longings are then exploited by the medical, food, sports and drug industries. There is no relief in site because people are just making too much money on our insecurities. Just look at the two people in the cartoon accompanying this joke. Both are in serious need of exercise and weight loss, especially the guy. The woman might be OK, but she needs to do something about that blue skin. Anyway, the guy makes a good point about loose clothing. Neither he nor his companion really look like they are thrilled about exerc