What I learned within the first 15 minutes of the
first class is much more than that.
I learned that fitness is beautiful.
I really like that.
What
he meant, to me, at least, is that there is no one definition of fitness. No one size
fits all look or standard of being fit. Fitness is not just what you see on a magazine cover.
It's not only what you see on TV.
Sadly, though, many people don't see it that way. They think that the model on the fitness magazine is what fit looks like and they strive to be like that. Or they think to be fit, you have to work out for six hours a day, like on some popular weight loss shows. But who really has time for that?
In my opinion, fitness isn't being able to run a marathon, or have a six pack. It isn't lifting the heaviest weight out of anyone in the gym, or doing the most pullups.
Although those are all things that some fit people may be able to do.
But to me, fitness doesn't have one definition. To each person, it could mean something different.
It's simply being active in a way that is right for your body and your lifestyle. It's moving as our bodies were intended to, whether that's by walking to work or competing in an Ironman. There is no right or wrong way to be fit. And there is no one person that's the epitome of fitness.
Just like there's no right or wrong way to be beautiful, and no epitome of beauty. Everyone has their own definition of what it means to be beautiful. And, it logically follows that everyone should also have their own definition of what it means to be fit.
Because fitness is beauty.
Fitness is what's right for you at this moment. Not what's right for anyone else, or what anyone else deems right for you. Heck, it might not even be what's right for you in a year or a week or a day. But, if you're being active and healthy in a way that serves you in the current moment, that's my definition of someone who's fit.
And that's why fitness is beautiful. Because it's something that each and every person can achieve.
So, spread the word. Fitness is beautiful. It's attainable. No matter who you are, where you live, or what you look like.
Sadly, though, many people don't see it that way. They think that the model on the fitness magazine is what fit looks like and they strive to be like that. Or they think to be fit, you have to work out for six hours a day, like on some popular weight loss shows. But who really has time for that?
In my opinion, fitness isn't being able to run a marathon, or have a six pack. It isn't lifting the heaviest weight out of anyone in the gym, or doing the most pullups.
Although those are all things that some fit people may be able to do.
But to me, fitness doesn't have one definition. To each person, it could mean something different.
It's simply being active in a way that is right for your body and your lifestyle. It's moving as our bodies were intended to, whether that's by walking to work or competing in an Ironman. There is no right or wrong way to be fit. And there is no one person that's the epitome of fitness.
Just like there's no right or wrong way to be beautiful, and no epitome of beauty. Everyone has their own definition of what it means to be beautiful. And, it logically follows that everyone should also have their own definition of what it means to be fit.
Because fitness is beauty.
Fitness is what's right for you at this moment. Not what's right for anyone else, or what anyone else deems right for you. Heck, it might not even be what's right for you in a year or a week or a day. But, if you're being active and healthy in a way that serves you in the current moment, that's my definition of someone who's fit.
And that's why fitness is beautiful. Because it's something that each and every person can achieve.
So, spread the word. Fitness is beautiful. It's attainable. No matter who you are, where you live, or what you look like.
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