A few weeks ago, famous Korean comedian Kim Hyung Kon passed away while he was working out at a fitness club. It was very surprising to everyone because he was only 49. Some years ago, he was extremely overweighed more than 120 kilograms, but he lost weight by about 90 kilograms. It was said that he was still on a diet. On that day he died, after he sweated a lot in sauna, he tried to exercise. Just soon after he ran on the running machine, he fell over and could not get up again. A reporter said it is dangerous to start exercise after sweating a lot. When a human body loses water a lot, blood becomes thicker and stickier. It makes difficult condition to the heart to pump up the thickened blood to all parts of body.

After I heard the news, I got scared. Actually, I go to a fitness club every day as well. I put 8 kilograms last year, and I will be on a diet until I lose all of it. However, I suddenly realized I need to take care of my health as well, not only fat. If I die because of too much exercise, it is absolutely useless. What could I do if I were not alive anymore? The news was just like an alarm to me. My mom always says to me, “Don’t work out too much. It’s never good for you.” I didn’t care about it that much, but I realized it could happen. Working out is for health, not death.