Does being physically fit give you a sense of superiority?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you not proud of the results of something you have worked hard for? Hours of practicing piano, or finishing writing a novel, or yes, hard training in a gym. Do I think any of that makes me "better" than anyone else? No, but I am proud of my achievements. If that makes people feel "inferior", then that's on them.

It’s not hard to be physically fit so I don’t consider it to be an achievement. It’s just a way of life. This doesn’t make me superior to people who choose other ways to live.

[Anonymous]

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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?

Almost everyone thinks they’re immune. This is human nature 101.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

+1. I’ve been physically fit my entire life, and no discipline has been needed. I’m just living life normally. I too don’t know why or even how people struggle so much that they feel like the need lots of discipline to stay physically fit, but it definitely isn’t a sign of superiority.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

+1. I’ve been physically fit my entire life, and no discipline has been needed. I’m just living life normally. I too don’t know why or even how people struggle so much that they feel like the need lots of discipline to stay physically fit, but it definitely isn’t a sign of superiority.

+2. I’m in Finland right now, and nearly everyone I see looks physically fit. Lots of people biking, walking, swimming, etc. I find it hard to believe that this is the result of some kind of moral superiority or excess discipline. It’s just that the society here has made it easy to be physically fit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

+1. I’ve been physically fit my entire life, and no discipline has been needed. I’m just living life normally. I too don’t know why or even how people struggle so much that they feel like the need lots of discipline to stay physically fit, but it definitely isn’t a sign of superiority.

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So by your logic people who are not in shape make an effort to be fat?

Interesting position.

[Anonymous]

Moreso being thin than being fit but I have narcissistic traits so anything that I do better than another gets me going.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

+1. I’ve been physically fit my entire life, and no discipline has been needed. I’m just living life normally. I too don’t know why or even how people struggle so much that they feel like the need lots of discipline to stay physically fit, but it definitely isn’t a sign of superiority.

+2. I’m in Finland right now, and nearly everyone I see looks physically fit. Lots of people biking, walking, swimming, etc. I find it hard to believe that this is the result of some kind of moral superiority or excess discipline. It’s just that the society here has made it easy to be physically fit.

If you were mentally fit, you’d know that it is *significantly harder* to be physically fit in the United States than it is in many European countries. Our lifestyles are not even close to the same. So in Finland it might not take any effort or discipline, but HERE it absolutely does.

That being said, on a population level you’re basically making the case that their lifestyle is… what’s the word? Superior?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

+1. I’ve been physically fit my entire life, and no discipline has been needed. I’m just living life normally. I too don’t know why or even how people struggle so much that they feel like the need lots of discipline to stay physically fit, but it definitely isn’t a sign of superiority.

+2. I’m in Finland right now, and nearly everyone I see looks physically fit. Lots of people biking, walking, swimming, etc. I find it hard to believe that this is the result of some kind of moral superiority or excess discipline. It’s just that the society here has made it easy to be physically fit.

If you were mentally fit, you’d know that it is *significantly harder* to be physically fit in the United States than it is in many European countries. Our lifestyles are not even close to the same. So in Finland it might not take any effort or discipline, but HERE it absolutely does.

That being said, on a population level you’re basically making the case that their lifestyle is… what’s the word? Superior?

So live a lifestyle different than normal. Not all that hard.

If people bring garbage to eat at work in the break room, don’t eat it. Don’t pile on processed food during a road trip at the gas station. Actually prioritize health and activity over other conveniences. I guess that’s an inconvenience, but not all that hard in the grand scheme of things.

[Anonymous]

No, and here’s why.

I’m fit and thin and strong and athletic, but the rest of my life is a mess. I’m not financially stable, I’m hopelessly single (mostly because of my anxiety issues), I am constantly afraid of being laid off but I don’t have the discipline to forgo nice things in order to save enough to have an emergency fund, and I would rather spend my time lifting weights and being outdoors than work a side hustle to bring in more income.
I’m burying my head in the sand and living life like I’m 19, and it’s completely not responsible. I feel like I don’t “deserve” my fitness and that I should spend more time working and saving money. When I see overweight people, I think that should be me, because they likely prioritize their work and families.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

+1. I’ve been physically fit my entire life, and no discipline has been needed. I’m just living life normally. I too don’t know why or even how people struggle so much that they feel like the need lots of discipline to stay physically fit, but it definitely isn’t a sign of superiority.

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So by your logic people who are not in shape make an effort to be fat?

Interesting position.

I don’t understand what logic you’re using, but the answer is no.

I’m not putting in any effort to be physically fit. By my logic, people who are fat aren’t putting any effort to be fat. They’re just living life normally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moreso being thin than being fit but I have narcissistic traits so anything that I do better than another gets me going.

I appreciate your honesty. You made me laugh.

[Anonymous]

Fitness used to be a requirement for being a good citizen in some of the greatest civilizations in world history. So many great thinkers and leaders recognized that to have good citizens and good people, that they needed to take responsibility for their fitness, and that you had to ingrain into them a habit of fitness. It is ashamed we have gotten so lazy and slovenly. Modern life in the US is far too easy for people. We give everyone a comfortable life handed to them on a silver platter. That's makes our citizens weak and unable to cope with any challenges, either physically or mentally.

Do you know how they make the best wines in the world? They have to grow grapes in vineyards where they give them hardly any water to keep them alive. It stresses out the plant, forcing it to dig it's roots very deep if it wants to survive. If you give the grapes too much water, its existence becomes too easy and it has shallow roots, making the plant weak overall and producing a far inferior product. Americans these days are like the overwatered grapevines that never have to dig their roots deep to survive. Weak products with no fortitude or resilience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

It's not easy for many - for some reason they have more of an urge to eat and its harder to resist feelings of hunger. While I do agree anyone can exercise and eat healthy foods - but to lose weight you do need to restrict somewhat and eat less than you're used to and that's difficult for many people.

[Anonymous]

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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

Meh. To the extent that I am, it's with myself for wasting my time and health giving a damn about the sort of person who'd have an opinion about my meatsuit. Not worth it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I do enjoy looking at myself when I have a good body.

Honestly, being fit is really easy. It's just requires you to eat right and workout consistently. It's like going to school, in which getting good grades just means you need to do your homework every day/week.

It's not hard, and I find it odd that people have such a hard time doing it consistently. I guess this sentence makes me sound like I feel superior, but I assure you that I do not, because I don't find that being physically fit is difficult. And so I don't feel superior for doing something easy.

+1. I’ve been physically fit my entire life, and no discipline has been needed. I’m just living life normally. I too don’t know why or even how people struggle so much that they feel like the need lots of discipline to stay physically fit, but it definitely isn’t a sign of superiority.

+2. I’m in Finland right now, and nearly everyone I see looks physically fit. Lots of people biking, walking, swimming, etc. I find it hard to believe that this is the result of some kind of moral superiority or excess discipline. It’s just that the society here has made it easy to be physically fit.

If you were mentally fit, you’d know that it is *significantly harder* to be physically fit in the United States than it is in many European countries. Our lifestyles are not even close to the same. So in Finland it might not take any effort or discipline, but HERE it absolutely does.

That being said, on a population level you’re basically making the case that their lifestyle is… what’s the word? Superior?

So live a lifestyle different than normal. Not all that hard.

If people bring garbage to eat at work in the break room, don’t eat it. Don’t pile on processed food during a road trip at the gas station. Actually prioritize health and activity over other conveniences. I guess that’s an inconvenience, but not all that hard in the grand scheme of things.

Obv it is hard and that’s why the majority of the US is overweight and out of shape, with a large percentage obese and morbidly obese.