Be Thankful You Can Exercise
One of my my body pump instructors made an excellent point the other day during class as we were going through the leg track. She’s normally a pretty chatty instructor and one of my favorites, but she made a great point about how we should enjoy how exercise feels, how exercise makes us feel, and how we should be thankful we can exercise. That our bodies are healthy enough to allow us to work it this way because not everyone is so fortunate.
I thought that was a remarkably different way to approach exercise and one that never occurred to me because I’ve been fortunate enough to always been able to exercise. Working out shouldn’t be a chore, it should be an enjoyable experience that has positive effects on your body. You aren’t going for a painful 30 minute cardio session or attending an hour-long class of misery, you’re working your machine of a body to ensure it can run farther, faster, and stronger than it did before the session. You’re working out so you can continue to work out in the future, you’re doing yourself a service and something some people can’t.
It’s a mindset thing and a very astute observation.
