Linda James Myers

“Our Health Matters”

Beverly D. Pitman

“The Afrocentric Paradigm in Health Related Physical Activity”

“The good news is that we have tremendous power to facilitate our own good health and healing, if we learn how to wield it wisely. In order to improve our health, African Americans must take leadership and responsibility for their own health. This collective action is a necessity for two important reasons. First, we cannot rely on a society to give us something that it itself does not have. Secondly, although improving in some ways, examination of our past experiences demonstrates that this society has historically behaved in ways detrimental for our health. It is only sane and healthy to question its current capacity to meet mental and
physical health needs, given that past behavior is often the best predictor of future actions. The mindset that would exploit and be greedy is needy. This is not the mindset of health and wholeness. Avoid such mindsets in yourself and others, as they are toxic. Love is the source of healing; love eliminates fear. Love yourself, your children, your neighbors. Love requires we hold to the highest standards of human conduct and not allow others to be less than they are in your fellowship.”

In the article The Afrocentric Paradigm in Health Related Physical Activity by Beverly D Pitman, explains different ways that can help have the time to exercise and improve our health which maters the most is going to church, where it can really be a way for everyone to get in shape not only you are there to appreciate god and be thankful for everything but you can also increase the physical activity there with everyone getting up from their seats, dancing, and singing. Everyone has groove but only you have to discover that on your own, fortunately there are a variety of music genres that can help you figure out what you like.