Fitness and Health

In my spare time I don't watch TV, play video games, or read books. I am either exercising or reading Men's health. I love keeping active because it makes me feel great and is fun. However, the more I read about how many health benefits there are to exercising, it baffles me why some people still refuse to exercise. One statistic that popped out at me in Men's Health was:

"Men who are physically weak (or do not exercise) have a 47% higher risk of dying of cancer than strong men have- says U.S. and European scientists" (Men's Health Magazine)

I could write for pages and pages all the benefits of exercise and eating healthy can have on our bodies. I think it is very interesting as well as motivating to myself. I think it would be very beneficial to society if there was a way to inform everyone about such health benefits to living a healthy lifestyle. Either through required classes through school or through mandatory programs through work. This could potentially have a huge positive impact on our world and the people living in it.

Laser Eye Surgery

I along with many other people wear glasses or contacts on a regular basis. However, I frequently have problems with my contacts irritating my eyes, partially due to the fact I have bad allergies that effect me in my eyes. On the other hand glasses are a pain where they get dirty, they scratch, they break, and inconvenient to carry around with you everywhere. Not to mention, you cant easily wear then when exercising, playing sports, etc. I was always interested in getting LASIK which is laser vision correction. I do not know how it works but i know that it has been done many times for many people. This is where i come to think about is it worth it to get laser eye surgery? It ranges from about 4-5 thousand dollars for the surgery. Expensive? Yes. Life changing and lasting operation? Yes. I truly think it is a great investment if a person could save up the money to get this surgery if they have the same problem as me or worse with their vision. As a college student $5000 is a lot of money. But in the long run scheme of things I think it is a great investment. Im curious to see what other people think about this topic, that I am very interested in partaking in.