To lots of people that don't enjoy fitness I'm sure it seems odd that I bodybuild out of enjoyment. But that is the very reason I got involved, I absolutely loved it and continue to love it from the moment my eyes open in the morning and the second I lay down at night, not to mention all the dreams I have about it too! As you know from previous blogs I am very avid about education in everything I do and bodybuilding has allowed me to excel my fitness to the next level. I know intricate anatomy and physiology does not interest alot of people in the fitness world but I have come to learn that I am one of many nerds in bodybuilding! Nerds, yes! Bodybuilders are educated too!
For me bodybuilding is not simply working out. It is a lifestyle that I have chosen to live. It encapsulates my life. It is what I do, what I eat, who I surround myself with, how I feel and who I am. I love the lifestyle I have chosen because it fits me. I don't advocate it for everyone because I know everyone wouldn't enjoy it like myself. However, what is important is to find a lifestyle that does fit, and that you do love as much as I love bodybuilding. Fitness for health is also a perfectly good example of a lifestyle. If you love that lifestyle, live it! It is about who you are and being true to yourself and that for me is being a bodybuilder.
Anyways, I bodybuild because I love it, not because someone else wants me to. But you don't have to bodybuild to be fit. Exercise in general I love and is great for everyone. If you find yourself with an external locus of control or external motivation to exercise, STOP. If you are exercising for any reason besides for yourself, you need to stop and reevaluate what is going on in your life. Having others to push you or force you to exercise is not setting yourself up for a long term lifestyle goal of being healthy. It sounds selfish to workout out because YOU want to, and workout when YOU want to, to make YOURSELF feel good. My reasoning behind this is, if you don't care of yourself, you cannot take care of others. If you are engaging in healthy activities this is not selfish! Workout, have fun, and enjoy it!
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