The author reflects on their past aversion to fitness and questions the societal pressure associated with it. They contemplate the possibility of finding community and reevaluating their perspective on exercise and sports.
In trying to uncover the reasons why I spent my teenage years averse to the idea of being into fitness, I should admit how convinced I was that it just wasn’t for me. The amount of clique flicks I consumed probably factored in my belief that regular physical challenges were simply incongruous to my personality and the type of life I wanted to have. Fast forward to 2022.
I find myself lying facedown on the floor after getting cramps on both my butt cheeks and wondering, “Have I been too harsh on the fitness and wellness industrial complex? Is finding community in exercise and sports actually a rite of passage?” Is it really that complicated? It wasn’t too long ago when most of us equated fitness with weight loss. The preoccupation with weight loss has terrorized the human population for more than a century, and because of this, I thought that being active meant that I was giving in to societal pressure about what my body should look like. It’s funny how we ascribe different values and meanings to physical and mental activities when we’re using the same body for bot
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