Fitness is great. There are so many benefits to living a healthy active lifestyle I could be here all day listing them all. When you think of fitness what do you think of? Most people think about a gym with treadmills and weight racks or going for a run.
BREAK THIS LINE OF THINKING
Fitness is different for everyone. What if you don’t like treadmills and weightlifting? Does that mean fitness isn’t for you? Absolutely not! It just means that those activities aren’t for you.
Maybe you like sports. So you could do something like soccer or football. Winter sports like skiing or skating. Track and field. Swimming. Running up stairs at the office. Pushups during commercials. Taking the dog for a walk.
See what I’m getting at?
There’s no one thing you need to do or participate in to get fit. You just need to love what you do. If you hate something that benefits you, it doesn’t matter how good it is for you, you’ll never stick with it because it’s not enjoyable. Why would you? You want to do something that’s fun!
So don’t listen to others opinions of what you need to do to get fit (I mean if they know what they’re talking about that’s one thing), you need to find what works for you! If you don’t know what you like, TRY THINGS! What better way to find out what you like then to try a bunch of activities. It doesn’t have to be expensive, you don’t have to join a bunch of clubs to do this. Find a YouTube channel, do a google search. There are lots of ways to try things for free but it helps to have something guided to get you started. It makes you feel more included you know?
When you find that thing you like Get Into It. Don’t short change yourself. Your enthusiasm will carry you into it and you’ll find fitness and exercise comes easier. If you’re having fun it doesn’t feel like a chore.
I personally like the feeling of lifting a really heavy weight until my arms or legs just give up. They can do no more. It makes me feel like I really gave it my all. And most importantly, the struggle means progress it coming! That feeling is what keeps me going.
So, the most important thing here is to find something active that you like. If you like it, you’ll do it more. Simple. So go out there and get started!
What’s your favorite thing to do to keep active? Tell me in the comments!
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