Going natural can save your life...

....it's true!!!

I can't tell you how many times I've heard Black women say they can't/won't work-out because of their hair. Here's what we say.

"Girl, I ain't goin' outside with all of that humidity. I'll sweat out my perm."

"Run a 5K with you? Chile please, I just got my hair done."

"What do you mean swim a few laps? I can't....just got a perm."

"I would go to the gym in the morning but I ain't got time to do my hair."

I'm not over-exaggerating because I used to do it.

When I was a permie, working out what a nightmare! It is almost impossible for a sista with 4a hair (that means kinky) to maintain a perm while sweating profusely daily. For this reason.....I didn't work out often.

But as a natural... I can sweat for hours at a time without fearing that I have ruined my hair style. I have been working out like crazy in the past year and this would have never been possible had I had a perm.

I bet if more Black women went natural.....more of us would work out which would result in more of us being healthier. It makes sense.

I can see how it can confuse non-Black women (and men) but what can I say? Our hair really determines A LOT.

That whole, "I am not my hair" bit.....it's really not true. Whether we want to admit it or not, a lot of us ARE our hair. Our hair makes and breaks a lot of rules for us.


.....well, not for this loc'd lady.

It would be ridiculous of me to assume that ALL permies neglect the gym because of their hair. But I think it's safe to say that a lot of kinky-haired ladies do.

The following video is a must see! It talks about Black women and why some of us DON'T work-out because of our hair. I am so glad that issues like this are being talked about. How silly have we been to NOT take care of our bodies because of hair maintenance? Our life depends on it. Thanks Natural Hair Rules!