PHILIPSBURG:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams continued her U2 Can Move health and fitness campaign over the last few weeks with various activities, including when she led some fifty Civil Servants and Citizens on a fitness walk accompanied by the New Status Generation Drumband early on Saturday morning. The PM reiterated the Importance of a healthy lifestyle to those present; "The health of the St. Maarten Community, and that of the civil servants in particular, is a matter of great concern to me. During the course of 2012 and 2013 I have organized several events related to physical fitness and exercise and I would like to continue with these events in 2014 as well. I urge each citizen to be physically active; especially considering that many of us lead a sedentary lifestyle so therefore movement is key along with a proper diet. What matters is that every attempt to exercise or to live a healthy life style by making the correct nutrition, care and movement choices, counts or rather adds up," continued Prime Minister Wescot-Williams.
The PM emphasized that every individual's competitor should be him or herself. "You need to be able to evaluate yourself based on what you were able to do before starting an exercise program and what you are now able to do. You never compare yourself with others. Max Ehrmann in his poem the Desiderata says that if you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, or always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans," concluded the PM.
From the Cabinet of the Prime Minister
