Blog#1

For this project, I consulted two of my coworkers for assistance and both of their responses were different.

Co-worker #1 is a married white female with two small children. She is concerned about being Obese/Overweight and what other health issues this can cause. She does not want want to be Obese/Overweight because she wants to be able to take care of her children and watch them grow up. Now, she is actively doing things to get her weight down and will continue to do so. She also added her concerns about childhood diseases since she has two small children and would be devastated if they contracted an incurable or life threatening disease.

Co-worker #2 is an engaged black female with no children. She is concerned about Diabetes and Heart Disease because both run in her family as well as Hypertension and High Blood Pressure. She is concerned about these diseases because she sees what her family members have to deal with everyday in battling these diseases. She also mentioned that Hypertension and High Blood Pressure are hereditary and is known as the silent killer. Knowing all this makes her take the proper steps to stay healthy and prevent these diseases.

In reading all this and gathering my thoughts I am concerned about all health issues that plague everyone. Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, and Cancer are the main diseases that I hear about daily. My family has been subject to all of these and more, but I have been fortunate to be in good health while still being overweight. I am actively working on changing that with my co-workers. We have even joined a gym and will be attending throughout the week to get in shape and stay healthy. I encourage everyone to do the same and to get a partner or group of people to help motivate you to get healthy it works a lot better then trying to do it yourself. Working out with a group makes it fun and you push each other to your full potential.