I occasionally read the "I of the Tiger" blog. The author is definitely NOT politically correct, but he is provocative. I like his latest note about Spelman college giving up on most of its athletic teams, and putting the money into trying to improve every student's fitness (not just the athletes). Here's a quote:
"What Spelman is doing is acknowledging that fitness is not a competition. It is not something you do in order to prepare to compete in sports (and which can safely be ignored by those who aren't competitive athletes). It is not something that you do for a few weeks a year when you want a sexy Spring Break beach body. It is not something that requires fancy personal trainers or fancy fad workouts or fancy equipment. It is not something only for other people. And it is not an optional, unimportant elective.
Fitness is what you do so you can move your body and not have diabetes. Okay?"
Can I get an amen?
His blog can be found at: http://gawker.com/i-of-the-tiger/
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