FITNESS
sweaty, it’s boring, takes
too much time and they
would rather sit on the
couch and eat chips. I
have always found that
funny. If they don’t enjoy
it, why do it? Why not find
an activity that has similar
health benefits that you
love doing? No one ever
said you had to step foot
in a gym and lift weights,
or spend an hour, like a
hamster in a cage, on a
treadmill.
Like life, your workout is
overflowing with opportunity to find joy, expansion and ideal health.
Whether you find delight
or boredom in each
workout has more to do
with your mindset and
attitude, than the actual
activity.
So many ways to find
delight and excitement
in each workout. You
could focus on the probable outcome if you
didn’t take the time to
be physical on a regular
basis. You could dwell
on what your body and
energy levels would look
like without ongoing
maintenance. Perhaps
the dread of having to
appear in a bathing suit
having not worked out all
winter is terrifying to you.
Yet that motivates you
like nothing else. There is
joy to be found in something that inspires you to
make positive change.
You could decide to put
your thoughts on what
you will feel like strutting
around in your bathing
suit, having practised
clean eating and regular
intense workouts as a lifestyle. Perhaps you notice
you are getting stronger,
can lift more weight, do
more reps, with less fatigue than previously. If
dance or yoga is your
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