Fitness is an Attitude

How many people truly love to exercise? What does it take to really enjoy exercising? Besides the doctor’s orders and looking great, what does it take? Simply, it takes attitude. It takes an attitude that may require a different perspective on fitness. In a majority of people, the perspective about fitness is that it is a chore that eats up precious time, is hard and sometimes is downright painful. But why does it have to be this way? What is keeping us in this state of mind? Let’s think back to when we were kids. Let’s remember when we were out from sunrise to sunset, running, jumping, swimming and playing with our friends. Do you recall how fun that was? So let me ask you another question: what has changed since then? Besides growing up and starting careers and having mortgage payments, what inside of us changed to cause us stop enjoying exercising? As simply answered above, it is an attitude. It is a perspective. You can choose to take on the perspective that it is no fun, hard and painful. When you take on this perspective, it will be just that. But if you find the thing inside you that connects with movement and choose to enjoy it, it no longer is a foe and transforms into a friend. Find that primal instinct inside you that enjoys moving your body and wallow in it. The iron will never lie to you, and it will teach you more life lessons than you would probably want to admit. It teaches you that you shouldn’t quit even when the going gets tough. It doesn’t get easier just because you need a break; it is constant in its challenges. It teaches you that if you are successful, you will feel a sense of pride and accomplishment that no money can buy. Fitness is an attitude. Deep inside all of us there is the drive to become exactly what we want to be. It may be a fire that is waiting to be lit; in someone else it that fire may be in the process of being lit. But let me tell you one thing, I’ve never heard anybody complain once that desire for greatness is burning white hot inside them. Fitness is hard at first, but I guarantee if you gain the right attitude and stick with it long enough, you will love it, and in return it will take care of you. One of our biggest priorities in life should be taking care of our bodies. It is the vessel in which all other things are possible. Healthy people get more done, are sick less and overall enjoy their lives more than unhealthy people. So don’t be afraid to roll up your sleeves, get sweaty and show yourself how strong you truly are. Believe, sweat and inspire.