12/03/2025
I and many of our members train for long term health and longevity of movement. Our goals are often decades from now. While this is a very sustainable from of exercise it can be hard to stay consistent without shorter term goals. We see ‘6 week beach body’ programs all over social media. They are deceptive but at least they give us a definitive time line.
It's hard, starting out and knowing this is going to be a life long pursuit rather than a quick endeavor.
Inconsistency or feeling like you want to quit is normal. Voluntarily choosing physical pursuits goes against our biological make up. Physiologically we are designed to to rest and save energy.
Our lives no longer gives us the natural movement and meditation we need. Nowadays we have to recreate these scenarios artificially in gyms and meditation centers or with yoga classes and ice baths etc.
Going to the gym, lifting, swinging, twisting, pushing, squatting, stretching can sometimes feel pointless. It doesn’t have the immediate outcomes as splitting timber or lifting stones, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t necessary. In fact it is more necessary than ever.
Loosing motivation is natural, the gym is a relatively modern concept in our evolutionary time line. Before it was a choice between physical effort and death, now it is a choice between physical effort and DoorDash.
Check out the link in the BIO for Consistency Challenge we launched to keep you engaged this Holiday season! ✨️