Does being physically fit give you a sense of superiority?

[Anonymous]

I used to be thin and fit and did feel superior about it. Now I'm older and chubbier and feel a bit inferior to fit people, but I'm also tired and like eating too much at this particular point in my.

[Anonymous]

I am a superior athlete. And I look better than most people. But I don’t think that makes me better. I have a ton of weaknesses just like everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes- depends on the scenario.

Out of shape people at the gym wearing outfits to display their rolls of fat or (my favorite) guys in fitted tanks with a gut so large they cannot see their feet but strut around like they are built like Thor from the movies or something I cannot help but judge.

At the beach this week I felt inferior to a couple of ladies with better abs than me, but they were the only two out probably a few hundred people on the beach I saw.

In typical life outside of those types of scenarios I do not think about it.

Why would you judge people who are trying to do something about their weight and health?

I can wear the skimpiest gymshark they make and look good in it.
I work hard to have my abs visible and toned muscles.

A 300lb person in the same outfit is just gross. When I see them at the gym I do look down on them; not for being in the gym but for not having earned the body to go with the outfit.

[Anonymous]

What’s a gymshark?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. I feel light and quick and capable of anything. I see a hill and think "Let's f***ing GOOOO!" instead of "ugh, how can I get out of that/I'm going to sweat/will there be anywhere to sit down".

When I used to eat poorly I felt sluggish and a tiny bit nauseous all the time and didn't even realize - when I changed to eating healthy I felt my body thrumming with energy and it was a very distinct difference.

Sometimes I feel a little sorry for someone clearly out of shape, that they don't get to experience what I do. But I don't think I'm a more worthy person or better than them. Just lucky to be going through life this way, and hope they get there somehow.

That thrill you get from climbing a hill? We get that in every step we take.
You are chasing a high that gets harder to feel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s a gymshark?

It’s a European athletic brand that made a splash with some envelop pushing designs and patterns a few years ago.

They only used models size 8 and below and marketed to fit younger women as the brand to be in for those that could fit in their clothes.

Eventually they caught flack for not being “body inclusive” and made larger sizes/used larger models.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s a gymshark?

It’s what gym rats wear!

[Anonymous]

No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training…what a disgrace it is for a man [or woman!] to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his [or her] body is capable.

-Socrates


The west needs to stop being lazy slobs and get back to when they were great, like under the Greeks.

[Anonymous]

When I was young, single and hot, I'd look at women a few years old than myself who had children. They all looked so dumpy and frazzled. Fast forward a few years and I was exactly the same kind of dumpy and frazzled. 40 pounds overweight, nothing fit right. This went on until my kids went to college.
Now, I've lost that weight, can wear pretty clothes and look good in most things. But I don't feel superior. I do feel proud of myself and I do feel empathy for people who are not fit. It's a hard slog.

[Anonymous]

Um yeah.
If it's between you, me and a bear - I'm not lunch.

[Anonymous]

I have always been fit. Never pay attention to other people’s fitness at the gym. Just do my thing and get out of gym.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was young, single and hot, I'd look at women a few years old than myself who had children. They all looked so dumpy and frazzled. Fast forward a few years and I was exactly the same kind of dumpy and frazzled. 40 pounds overweight, nothing fit right. This went on until my kids went to college.
Now, I've lost that weight, can wear pretty clothes and look good in most things. But I don't feel superior. I do feel proud of myself and I do feel empathy for people who are not fit. It's a hard slog.

Do people not realize what can happen to them with aging children? I’m always surprised by stories like this. Did you think you would be immune?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was young, single and hot, I'd look at women a few years old than myself who had children. They all looked so dumpy and frazzled. Fast forward a few years and I was exactly the same kind of dumpy and frazzled. 40 pounds overweight, nothing fit right. This went on until my kids went to college.
Now, I've lost that weight, can wear pretty clothes and look good in most things. But I don't feel superior. I do feel proud of myself and I do feel empathy for people who are not fit. It's a hard slog.

Do people not realize what can happen to them with aging children? I’m always surprised by stories like this. Did you think you would be immune?

Toxic American culture and loser mindset.

Americans have gotten so weak and soft.

[Anonymous]

For a while there, it did. I was a varsity athlete, then military, then anorexically thin (for pay). It got me a lot of attention, and I would look down on people who would complain about their bodies and not "do something about it".

Then my health gave out.

Now, I don't give a flying rat's behind what you look like, or your opinion of my body on a day I've made it out of the house where you can see it. I'm too busy being grateful for what limited mobility I have left, and I refuse to model fatshaming diet culture for my children.

I think it's sad that so many people feel superior over others because of their genetics, physical ability, financial/mental/time resources and other things that aren't always even in your control. It's fine to be proud of your work, but better than? You're not, that attitude is ugly, and you're one good crash away from realizing that the hard way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For a while there, it did. I was a varsity athlete, then military, then anorexically thin (for pay). It got me a lot of attention, and I would look down on people who would complain about their bodies and not "do something about it".

Then my health gave out.

Now, I don't give a flying rat's behind what you look like, or your opinion of my body on a day I've made it out of the house where you can see it. I'm too busy being grateful for what limited mobility I have left, and I refuse to model fatshaming diet culture for my children.

I think it's sad that so many people feel superior over others because of their genetics, physical ability, financial/mental/time resources and other things that aren't always even in your control. It's fine to be proud of your work, but better than? You're not, that attitude is ugly, and you're one good crash away from realizing that the hard way.

You sound angry