Why do you exercise? Is it something that helps for you to function throughout a day? Is it something to relieve stress? What about just feeling good? Does it do that?
Do you exercise to function in life or does your life function to exercise? These are basically opposite of each other. On the one hand you have the sole purpose of being able to do the things that you love better, on the other hand your purpose is entirely to be better at exercise. Both of them are valid and both of them are real in many people.
The majority of us exercise to live. We enjoy things that aren't related to exercise, at least directly. I enjoy spending time with my family, reading & writing, and many other things unrelated to exercise. Exercise, to me, is to make my life easier. Walking up the stairs in the middle of the night to get one of the kids, or doing work around the house, or even teaching my oldest daughter how to box, are why I exercise. It makes these tasks easier and more enjoyable. Though the exercise itself may be very unpleasant.
A minority lives to exercise. This is a radically different state of mind. Probably the best example I can give, and it's not really the best, are the case of many CrossFitters...who spend much of the time discussing workouts, doing workouts, and thinking about the next workout. There's nothing wrong with this state of mind either, but in my opinion, there's more to life than workouts.
Now, an even smaller minority is paid to exercise. These individuals can be seen in many forms, even when they're not being directly paid (in the case of collegiate athletes). Many receive sponsorships of some kind and these individuals can serve as inspiration to those who do not live to exercise.
So which do you do? Exercise to live? Or live to exercise? Take some time to think about your answer and why you choose to do what you do.
Do you exercise to function in life or does your life function to exercise? These are basically opposite of each other. On the one hand you have the sole purpose of being able to do the things that you love better, on the other hand your purpose is entirely to be better at exercise. Both of them are valid and both of them are real in many people. The majority of us exercise to live. We enjoy things that aren't related to exercise, at least directly. I enjoy spending time with my family, reading & writing, and many other things unrelated to exercise. Exercise, to me, is to make my life easier. Walking up the stairs in the middle of the night to get one of the kids, or doing work around the house, or even teaching my oldest daughter how to box, are why I exercise. It makes these tasks easier and more enjoyable. Though the exercise itself may be very unpleasant.
A minority lives to exercise. This is a radically different state of mind. Probably the best example I can give, and it's not really the best, are the case of many CrossFitters...who spend much of the time discussing workouts, doing workouts, and thinking about the next workout. There's nothing wrong with this state of mind either, but in my opinion, there's more to life than workouts. Now, an even smaller minority is paid to exercise. These individuals can be seen in many forms, even when they're not being directly paid (in the case of collegiate athletes). Many receive sponsorships of some kind and these individuals can serve as inspiration to those who do not live to exercise.
So which do you do? Exercise to live? Or live to exercise? Take some time to think about your answer and why you choose to do what you do.
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