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it all narrows down to physical activities and i agree that this is important. i, though, have never been active in that area ... it is a change in my life that is yet to come but i hope it will.

Well you have to make that change yourself. Go and try out a few sports. My schools were all focussed on ppl with exceptional talent when it came to sport- anyone who was just mediocre like me was practically excluded. For that reason I hated all forms of excerise throughout my childhood and teens.

Then, after nearly getting beaten up one New Year's Eve- I went to a karate class. I loved it. It really changed the way I felt about myself, and for a short while I had a body like Jean-Claude Van Damme One day I'll find that guy who nearly beat me up and thank him for introducing me to martial arts.

Anyway, I've been doing karate on and off for about 6 or 7 years, and I've now moved on to judo, which is just as good.