The title for this post has been taken from "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, an ancient Chinese general. This text can be applied near universally to all aspects of our lives. I chose to open my series on fitness, nutrition and how it can be related with the opening quote.
Deception is a tricky thing, obviously. With regards to fitness & nutrition, everything can be deceptive. We are led to believe that running (fitness) or kale (nutrition) is the key to successful body composition and health. This is deceiving because they are in fact, healthy options, but nevertheless they're options only. I know many who hate running and are very fit people. I personally hate kale and I'm really not that unhealthy.
The industry thrives on deception, on making things larger than they appear (or smaller). Go back several decades and the thoughts on women and weight training would get you laughed at, now it's recommended
and encouraged to prevent osteoporosis. At the advent of weight training machines, they were promoted as superior to free weights such as barbells and dumbbells. However, you look at any program that any athlete trains in, at least the good ones, they use free weights to train.
When we engage in fitness, regardless of the format, we are deceiving our bodies....or at least our minds are. We convince ourselves that it is the right thing to do, sometimes we are right, and others we aren't. The right answer is everything is beneficial in some capacity. Weights make us stronger, running improves our bone density and cardiovascular fitness, fighting sports make sure we realize that we are not invincible.
We are at war with our health, our media for projecting their thoughts into it, and our way of life. Each deceives us in its own way, some of which may be beneficial in the long term, others are much more flash than substance. The more you learn about what you can do the better your lives will be.
Deception is a tricky thing, obviously. With regards to fitness & nutrition, everything can be deceptive. We are led to believe that running (fitness) or kale (nutrition) is the key to successful body composition and health. This is deceiving because they are in fact, healthy options, but nevertheless they're options only. I know many who hate running and are very fit people. I personally hate kale and I'm really not that unhealthy.
The industry thrives on deception, on making things larger than they appear (or smaller). Go back several decades and the thoughts on women and weight training would get you laughed at, now it's recommended
and encouraged to prevent osteoporosis. At the advent of weight training machines, they were promoted as superior to free weights such as barbells and dumbbells. However, you look at any program that any athlete trains in, at least the good ones, they use free weights to train.
When we engage in fitness, regardless of the format, we are deceiving our bodies....or at least our minds are. We convince ourselves that it is the right thing to do, sometimes we are right, and others we aren't. The right answer is everything is beneficial in some capacity. Weights make us stronger, running improves our bone density and cardiovascular fitness, fighting sports make sure we realize that we are not invincible.
We are at war with our health, our media for projecting their thoughts into it, and our way of life. Each deceives us in its own way, some of which may be beneficial in the long term, others are much more flash than substance. The more you learn about what you can do the better your lives will be.
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