For over 20 years I’ve had people telling me that “You’re lucky that you love exercise”.
“I’m ok with it and I’ve made peace with doing it being worthwhile but I wouldn’t be doing it if it wasn’t for the benefits. I don’t do it for fun. It’s largely a means to an end” would be my typical response.
But I saw an interesting way of looking at love a few years ago that made me realise that perhaps I do love exercise.
It redefined what love is.
Infatuation is where we only see the good sides of something.
Resentment is only seeing the bad.
Love involves acceptance of all sides – the good, the bad and the ugly.
When people say that they don’t love exercise, what they’re really saying is that they aren’t infatuated with it.
They don’t get all gooey eyed at the prospect of it.
But that’s not love.
Love is accepting that it’s a pain in the arse sometimes.
That we don’t always feel like doing it.
That it’s inconvenient and time consuming.
It can make us feel uncomfortable and sore.
But it can also make us feel better mentally and physically.
Improve how our body looks and feels.
Our health, fitness, energy levels, mood, mental health, longevity, sex drive and many more things.
Help us in every aspect of our life.
Love isn’t only seeing those positives.
It’s accepting the negatives.
And being okay with all of that.
Much love,
Jon ‘Island’ Hall
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