Zen and the art of Bodybuilding for Woman
Working out is a moving meditation. It is the largest chunk of dedicated ‘me’ time that most of us have available to ourselves all day. So why, oh why is it so difficult to drag yourself to the gym?
Hmmm … let’s explore this phenomenon.
Rewind the clock to the third week of January. Your new year’s resolution to get into shape has survived the post-party hangover. You went so far as to actually become a member at the local gym. You’ve bought the new gym towel and you’ve had your body fat measured. The results were shocking, but what did you expect … just more fuel for the motivational fire.
So, every morning or evening, you rock up at the gym, working up a sweat and you walk out there feeling great. You follow the diet religiously and you avoid all of live’s sweet temptations. And it’s going great - the more you do it the better your body works. And you last until well into week 5.
And then the trouble starts. Perhaps a bad day at the office, a fight with your partner or it’s “Just one of those days”. Often, going to the gym might be the best thing you could do for yourself - but just not today, I’ll go tomorrow again.
Tomorrow comes, and it’s another reason to let the gym go. Feeling a little guilty, you promise yourself that you’ll start afresh next week Monday. The cycle continues, and you just say - Forget it, this is tough.
Sound familiar ?
So, what’s the real reason you’ve quit?
Einstein said that it takes a lot of energy to get a stationary body to start moving. And in the begining, you invested a lot of energy - you were all fired up and ready to go. It was fun and new, something that really got you excited. And with all the energy that you expend every day, the excuses start rolling in. Before you know it, you’ve come to a standstill again - and getting going again can be tough.
So, don’t feel despondant. These things happen to everyone, and it’s up to you to get back onto the bus and get going again. See it as a minor setback only - this is in no way a failure. It only turns into failure if you quit.
You can read part 2 of “Zen and the art of Bodybuilding for Woman” on the bodybuilding for females website.