We All Come in Different Shapes & Sizes

Greetings Teens!
I hope you all had an awesome and active weekend! Springtime is approaching and we often think about swim season and cringe. Why? Just because you are wearing that swimsuit doesn't mean you are any less beautiful (or handsome, guys).
We all come in different shapes and sizes and if you think of yourself like a vehicle, all of us are just "built that way", meaning our structure and form has some genetics built in that we can modify, but if you are a diesel truck, it's hard to turn into a Mini-Cooper. Some of us have a large trunk, or carry some extra baggage on the midsection, and yes there might some things we can do to improve the areas if we let them get out of control, but you need to realize that HEALTH is more important than what you look like. If you are 6 feet tall, you will have a higher body weight, and concurrently, if you are 4 ft 11, you aren't exactly a healthy machine, just because you have a small frame.
Are bodies are truly like vehicles.
Some of us are born with a high speed Corvette engine, while others of us are solid Mack trucks. Others of us are sturdy mid-size cars, while others of us are scooters that need balance to function well. And all of those vehicles, if not maintained correctly, will not function correctly, even if they look good from the outside. You can see a Corvette on the side of the road, or a Mack truck....they ALL need proper health, fuel and maintenance, much like your own body.
Gas stations say to not "top off" which means you shouldn't overfill your tank, much like you shouldn't overfill your body with fuel which in our case is called food! Also with gasoline, there are certain grades of gasoline, regular, mid, and supreme, much like our food is junk (regular), mid (some junk, mostly healthy) and supreme (healthy food). If you always use the cheap gasoline, you are more likely to have "knocks & pings" in your engine which causes your car to not run efficently. Yes, you can put junk into your system and it'll run, but over time, you are asking for trouble, and if you overfill your tank, you will have health risks! My point being, you don't have to eliminate the cheap gas (junk) but don't rely on it everyday to fuel your vehicle (body). The more you use supreme foods, the better your body will run!!

Now the one thing we can modify and change is the engine in our vehicles. We can't change our frame, but we can modify and tweak the engine & the outside of the vehicle can change a little as well. What I'm trying to say teens, is that if you are tall and have a large frame, don't expect to weigh 90 lbs. Weight is not the thing to think about, health and fitness is the answer. You want your vehicle to run efficiently and last a long time.
Also if you overwork the engine, you can burn it out, so don't think you need to exercise every day for 3 hours a day. It's okay to rest the engine and let it cool off.
My whole point to this post is to help you realize, you were born with a beautiful frame, body, and engine..it is your job to take care of it. You can modify certain things if it is not running correctly, or if you want to, you can modify it to make it run even better! Take care of your body, don't overfill the "tank", and fill it up with good fuel! Next post we'll look futher into how our body is like a vehicle!
Be proud of who you are right now, and you are taking steps to create a better you!
Have an awesome active day!
--Fit Tomboy