Get Physical

All right I know I´m pretty much telling my age by reffering to Olivia Newton-John, and the "Get Physical" song, however that´s ok by me, she had a lot of influence on the things people began to eat on a diet (especially women) as they went about taking control of their lives. The women grew testicles or at least seemed to become even broader across the shoulders thanks to the shoulder pads, and the business world´s head was probably spinning at the advent of a new and exponential curve upwards. I look at this paragraph and only see the word testicles and I´m left wondering my what my point was. Ah yes, get physical. I think this period also mark and new increase fervor in advertising which is unfortunate perhaps for those trying to control their weight at the time, their efforts quite possibly were undermined by the possibly female driven advertising and financial boom, advising they should do this or eat more of that. It was also the period where we began to see the supermodel everywhere and celebrities began to speak to us via not only the big screen but also on TV and print. People struggling with their fluctuating weight never stood a chance unless they managed to sidestep or jazzercise to the point of obssesiveness sufficient to blockout every-other thing around them (everything except Richard Simmons, who is impossible to ignore, even these days!)

Any way so goes the introduction to this page. I want to focus on the different things that athletes eat on a diet to give themselves the extra edge.
As I ran and cycled all over the mountainous parts of New Zealand at one point I was down to a skinny 13% body fat and from 2003-2005 had gone from a 2:06 half marathon  to clocking in at 1:29 two years later. New Zealand has some of the most beautiful and rugged terrains out there and amidst some stories and reports from `actual´ super men and women athletes I will post a few pictures of this place known as
                                                   `The Land Of The Long White Cloud.´

 Photo: NATIONAL PICTURES

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