love and fitness
so, ive decided im going to do a little bit of comparison between relationships with a person and relationships with fitness. My gym was packed with people around jan this year. tons of folks with their new years resolutions that lasted not much longer than a month. Now with the warmer weather theres another spike in the population there with people wanting to look fit for summer. Thing ive realized is motivation comes and goes but there has to be more to it than that. Which is why i compair it to a relationship. If you go in with a temporary mind set, it will be temporary. Where as if you decide you want something or someone as part of your life for the REST of your life, i think it changes the whole approach. You can let go of that all or nothing attitude that kinda leads to failure in both aspects. ALSO the importance of constantly re committing. some days i fall out of love with the gym, but it doesnt take long to re-evaluate it and remember all the little things that makes me so passionate about it. I think the same goes for a partner, you may go through the motions, take them for granted and kinda..get tired of it..but when u sit and think this is how i feel with it and this is how id feel without it, this is why its in my life and why i want to keep it you can fall in love with it all over again in another new way. Little things about both can be completely an obsession, sights, smells, sounds ect and i think its important to completely refresh your outlook on it. I need to do things to motivate me back into the gym every once in a while, new suppliments, new workout clothes new shoes, some kinda personal goal or challenge, it takes a bit of effort i think to keep urself always loving something. same with a spouse or partner you cant just leave it and neglect it and expect it to grow and expect progress. Anything you dont workout or put your attention into is likely to suffer. Its like the girl or guy that goes to the gym everyday and goes through the motions but never sees any real progress, well you arnt IN IT. The connection between your brain and body has to really be there, for workouts and sex. Every single lift or motion or touch should be intentional and focused and enjoyed for all of its details. ALSO cheating on your diet is a lot like cheating on a spouse. its not about will power its about not setting yourself up to fail. you could be in a perfect relationship or on a perfect clean nutrition plan, its great, satisfying, your happy, you feel good, you want to stay on track, so you DONT get yourself drunk and put yourself alone in a room full of cake or a room full of hotties. cause nobody has THAT MUCH will power! lol so thats my thoughts on that, i wish everyone a satisfying love life and fitness life!
March 24, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Great comparison. Sounds like you have put a lot of thought into this.
March 24, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Definitley an interesting read. I find you can get annoyed, have bad workouts but never fall out of love with it.