Trying to be Fit

Early morning running as usual today. But this time I skipped the Bukit Shahbandar as the morning looked a bit gloomy and yesterday it rained heavily half way whilst running at that place. Somehow there is a big difference in the weather between Tutong and Bandar as if these two places are countries apart.

As of today I now almost reached my normal fitness again, managed to run twenty rounds on the track near our home. The track was busy filled by the regular runners who have been doing that over many years. The non-runners perhaps were still slumbering in their sleep. But then we are not renowned for being a sporting nation.

If one were to drive around during late afternoon, one would hardly see people playing football any more. For whatever playing fields in the local schools that were available before, they have now been fenced off to protect the new running track and mini grandstand that were added recently. So the only facilities available to the public are few and far. No doubt facilities are getting better, but our grass roots, our kids, somehow find it difficult to cultivate or pick up any sports. So for a small nation like us, it means only a very small fraction takes up sport. So little wonder when we participate in any international sport event we struggle to win many medals. We only got a gold medal in the last SEA game.

The level of obesity is also on the rise. Most people nowadays do not take any sports at all. If one were to see the doctors, they would always advise that we do some exercise, at least three times a week. Otherwise we will not realise the silence killer lurking in ourselves - that we become weaker, less resistance and get easily fatigue as we aged.