What shape are you in?

Too heavy. Which is all from takeout and also things cooked with tons of flour and oil and fat. Astronomically high calories, very little nutrition.

Ok. So what is the physical shape of the Frum community? I’d say it is a polygon.

Round is a shape!

Why do so many frum people take their health for granted and do little to make sure they stay healthy?

That assumption is grossly inaccurate. Frum people, more than anyone else in the world, do not take their health for granted.

How many others do you know that pray for their health at least three times a day? And there is no greater way to not be taking your health for granted than by asking He who grants good health to bestow good health upon you and your family.

This thread should join the “embarrassing moments” one.

My husband goes to the gym twice a week. A frum only male gym that he says is full.

So maybe some people take their health for granted, but not all.

People who work full time office jobs simply do not have time to exercise.

I think that for people who do not really have time to work out that its important to reduce the calories of the junk foods they eat/ limit sugary stuff. My doctor told me once that she has seen many cases where if a patient would drink diet soda only on a daily basis who used to drink sugary soda on a daily basis, the patient would often lose a bit of weight during the first month of doing so.

Hemish cooking is VERY unhealthy

Alot of it is bad parts of the animals and lots of oil and fat and unfortuantly healthy veggies are discouraged

Calories DO count on Shabbos,

There’s an all mens frum gym called Better Health Studios in boro park.

They have trainers and machines.

Thats the one my husband goes to.

Not familiar with Yeled V’yaldas gym though I know they have a great pool.

Lakewood has a great gym in Shoprite plaza with mens hours. I have relative who goes there every week without fail.

Theres no lack for Kosher Vyosher gyms, maybe some have a lack of interest 😉

U always have the option of personal trainer coming to ur home, though its more pricey.

One of the trainers of Better Health Studios does home stops as early as 6:30 am, though my husband prefers going to the gym (to save $$$) and bec he does machines also.

The areas I mentioned are the ones I know about, I am sure there are more that I dont know about.

So you can always find an excuse, but really there are no excuses.

You rich people, always thinking money is an excuse.

RebYidd23, money is usually an excuse. It makes perfect sense. Membership to the gym is an extra expense. So if someone says they dont go bec they cant afford it, well that makes sense.

There are ways to do exercise without costing a penny. But u have to be very determined and committed.

When people say “It’s not the money, ……..”

In those cases, it usually is the money. And its not unsual to be tight on money.

It costs time. Taking time to exercise means taking time off work, which means depriving ones family.

Obviously you can afford time not working.

So explain how that works.

RebYidd23, if time is the issue, you don’t have to go to the gym every day.

My husband goes twice a week. One of those days is sunday which is a day off for him. Yes, tthe second day, he comes home from work, his gym bag is ready, he goes to the gym for an hour, hour and a half, comes home eats supper. He’s home for about half hour before he goes out to learn.

So that is bit more rushed. But it’s preserving ones health.

My husband admits that since he started gym he’s more agile.

I’d rather eat cake then do the gym but you gotta do what u gotta do.