Phys Ed, Fixing our Food Problem, and Suffering Fools Gladly

Well,
it is that time.  You guessed it, time
for another edition of good reads of the interwebz.

First
up is a blast from the physical education past. 
As you’ll see, it shows high school boys displaying feats of strength at
a 1960’s California high school, and I’d doubt
that  many men in all of America could complete
this course now.  While it’s a bit
depressing at how unhealthy our culture has become, the blog’s author, Ross
Enamait deserves a ton of credit for pointing out this gem.

Physical Education from the Past

Next
is a great article by New York Times writer, Mark Bittman.  While he’s probably more popular for his
cookbooks than his actual writing, I thought this recent article was absolutely
terrific.  He makes a great point that of
all the diseases that kill millions each year – heart disease, cancer, stroke,
diabetes – poor diet is the often the root cause.  He also highlights how many people are
unaware that any type of “Food problem” exists in today’s society, and how to
approach changing our culture’s mindset.

Fixing our Food Problem

The
last article is neither about health nor fitness, but making yourself a better
person.  “Suffering fools gladly” has
become a phrase often used in our society, but this piece talks about what it
actually means, and why you should suffer fools gladly..

Suffering Fools Gladly

To
finish everything off, here’s a new squatting anthem that should hold
me off until next week.  I
like to rename this song, “Squatting in America.”