This comment by Vahagn on the post The 6 Most Shockingly Irresponsible “Fitspiration” Photos
This is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. There seem to be some fitness junkies that are offended, but maybe because you’ve bought into the propaganda a little bit?
Shaming a woman into exercising isn’t ok. Body building =/= healthy lifestyle. Pushing yourself to beyond your limits in every workout and then taking supplements just to speed up the results process isn’t healthy, and it is dangerous. In the same way that driving 120 mph on the freeway is dangerous even if it gets you where you want to go faster.
Taking a more cautious, well designed workout regimen that doesn’t call you a failure for stopping before muscle failure, or doesn’t call you lazy for not going 6 days a week is every bit as healthy and a lot better for you in the long term even if you’ll get results at a slower pace. There’s a reason that Doctors don’t tell people to become body builders or fitness junkies.
Let’s not confuse ourselves, most of the drive for fitness enthusiasm comes from people in their late 20′s and beyond because their metabolism slows down and they gain weight. This causes them to feel ashamed of their bodies and then hit the gym to look like they did when they were 20 or 21. Everything the author said about point #5 is spot on. As for people defending the message in post #3. It’s degrading people (calling them lazy) for not being obsessive. That’s like saying “A book worm is what stupid people call the well read” or “a philanthropist is what selfish materialists call people who have empathy”. Degrading other people’s moral character because they don’t hit the gym 6 days a week and leave/breathe/eat fitness is just plain sad.
Question of the day:
Where do we draw the line between dedication and obsession and who decides?
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