Re: Is rest, day abstained from workout, really important?
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I work out
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Date: October 04, 2011 03:33PM
former gym rat Wrote:
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> I always question the motivation of the chronic
> exerciser. As much time as they spend in the gym,
> I wonder what kind of quality of life they have
> outside of it? Is it for their health to
> marginally extend their lives and delay the
> inevitable? It is vanity and narcissism? Is it
> insecurity or OCD? I can understand rehabbing an
> injury, but for weight loss, just eat less.
> Unless you really enjoy it, gyms can be a major
> time suck.
I do workout quite a bit, but you're right. The older I get, the more I see it as a form of slavery to your body. I can understand a true pro. sports figure, doing it cause face it, it is for their livlihood and it's part of their work. I see some people who had put so much time and effort into it, do it almost not cause they really love it but because they must. It could be a tough situation to put yourself into.