Giving Back To Capoeira

At the ripe age of 40 I went to visit my doctor for my yearly check-up. The prognosis at the time was not good. Inheriting the many diseases that run in my family I was no special candidate that would be skipping the plague.

I remember the cold, dry words coming from my doctor as he spoke to me about my depleating health. The words sounded as if I was the 1 billionth person he's said this to - and for all intesive purposes I probably was. He says, "Well let see what these test results show us... hmmm... Ok! So you're pre-diabetic, you have high cholestoral, your blood pressure indicates that you have pre-hypertension and let's see here... Ok, we have to have more results because your liver results came back very abnormal due to the fatty liver condition you have. Here are some pamphlets for you to read. Hey, listen - if you simply exercise all these problems would go away."

Basically, I was walking towards a quick grave with plenty of banana peels to help slip in quickly and effortlessly.

Long story short, December 2009 I began training in Capoeira. Ya, it cost money to do the training, to buy the uniforms and participate in the fundraisers. I won't even begin with the time committment - and yes, it's a huge time committment. Every single penny spent since then can't begin to pay back for the healthy life I life today. I see people around me that continue to deplead in health and I think to my self, "I wish they would just exercise."

For that, I'm giving my time back to Capoeira. I've devoted a fair portion of my weekends to developing my Capoeira Professor's website: www.capoeirabrasilvalley.com

I hope you find it and most importantly I hope YOU begin exercising for a healthier life!