|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
05-04-16, 12:34 PM | ||
VF Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2001
|
Quote:
|
|
05-04-16, 01:54 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Wisconsin
|
Amen to that! I just don't want to talk about my fitness routines with anyone, except my fitness-minded daughter (who loves KCM). Sounds snotty, but I really don't feel like having discussions on fitness with people who aren't fit. A coworker of mine asked for help getting into shape a few years ago, but she doesn't really want to do the work. I hear, "I'm too old for that." I politely told her I don't listen to excuses. She never asked me again. She tried to convince me that she didn't know why she was overweight, because she doesn't eat sweets. Really? Her lunches consist of fat, fat, fat. I just let her talk and try to convince herself. That's really what she is doing, needing validation. I don't comment on peoples diet at all, none of my business. You're in charge of what you eat.
|
05-04-16, 02:06 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2010
|
Fitness is a hobby for me. I do it because I love it and I miss it when I can't do it. I don't expect people to listen to me go on and on about a hobby they don't share. People ask polite questions and they usually don't want a 20 minute answer. Conversations are supposed to be give and take. I am lucky that my family and friends enjoy my fitness nerd-dorm. That doesn't mean they want to hear a lot about it, though. They enjoy teasing me but it's affectionate. I also don't judge people for not taking part in my hobby. Like others, I also have experienced people asking for advice about fitness, and then not following through or making excuses. This, to me, is just human nature. I might ask a piano playing enthusiast about music lessons because I am playing around with the idea of how hard it would be to learn at my age. That doesn't mean I am going to decide to take the plunge and start learning.
|
05-04-16, 02:16 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
|
Very interesting thread. I am sure all of us can relate.
It's better for me now that I'm a regular gym member, but before that when home workouts were all I did, I felt like the Lone Ranger! I have an awesome "fitness family" now, consisting of all the members of my bootcamp and strength training classes. However, that only covers my gym buddies. Other than those people, I am definitely not the norm with my working out and eating. It seems that a lot of people want to toss excuses my way about why they are out of shape and unhealthy. I had someone the other day try to tell me they were "too old" to do strenuous exercise. The funny thing about that particular excuse is that I am 10 years older than the person who said it. What can you do other than shake your head? I have to tell a story just because I'm old and I'm proud of what I did because I am so old! At the end of bootcamp the other night our instructor decided he would throw in some "ab work", and at the same time make it a contest. So he had us lie on our backs, legs extended and hold them straight out, 6 inches above the ground for as long as we could. I went 4:55. The entire class was 20 up to 40 years younger than I am. I beat them all. Next contest was a plank contest. He had us start out on our elbows and plank for a minute, then up to our hands for a minute, then on our hands with one leg lifted for a minute, then on our hands with the other leg lifted for a minute, then back down to elbows for a minute. I made it. Nobody else did. See what old chicks who have been doing "those exercise videos" at home for decades can do?
__________________
Jeanne |
05-04-16, 03:16 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Hoosierville
|
No one I know shares my passion for working out and clean eating. Over the years, I have learned to dial back my enthusiasm. I found that people will ask what I do to keep in shape, or what I eat, but don’t really want to know.
And forget about talking dvds/home workouts! A definite, don’t go there! People find it kind of freaky. So, even though I would love to share my experiences, I don’t!
__________________
tina "Don't be Defeated!" ~~ Cathe "I know it's hard. But, do it. Please. ~~ Sylwia "Nothing comes easy. It's always a fight. ~~ Cathe |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|