Fried Tamaya vs. Gym...Tamaya wins in Egypt

As much as I love to keep up with TRYING to stay fit and not getting too fat off of tamaya and constant chipsy, the local gym makes it a little challenging. It seems as though my time at the gym is always an adventure. So in Egypt the vast majority of the gyms are separate. One gym for las chicas and one for the chicos, and they are usually just next to each other. It's the little differences such as these that I have somehow gotten used to. One thing that i noticed from day one is the apathetic attitude many people in Egypt have when it comes to health and exercise. Maybe I am biased coming from the States, but it bothers me that so many Egyptians are incredibly unhealthy and hardly ever workout. And even those that do bother to go to the gym walk at 1.3 miles/hour on the treadmill while they yell across the room to their friends about their lives. Frustration perhaps, but it makes me feel so uncomfortable when I do my running workouts for 40 minutes and actually break a sweat. I look like the crazy girl in the gym.
My favorite moment by far was when i was doing my abs excercises and the instructor was trying to persuade me to attend her abs class she was providing for the rest of the ladies....she was overweight and old. Enough said. I appreciate AIESEC at Cairo University for taking initiative and doing the iLive project promoting healthy lifestyles at their university. Hopefully the project did some good, however I know the majority will continue along with their unhealthy lives. But as for me, I will keep turning down the shisha, Miranda soda, and late-night Egga sandwiches.