Why being physically active is one of the best things you do……period.

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I’m writing a post due to recent requests/pestering from my readers, the fact I haven't written anything (in this blog) in Jan 3rd, and (more likely) because I’m having a major writing block trying to finish my thesis (I literally have like 2 pages to go). 

This post is about why physical activity is the best thing EVER and is for pure entertainment and/or practical life information. I’ll let you decide.

 1. It’s the closest way to feel like, and actually become, a real life superhero. Specifically, when working out a regular basis you are likely to start to refer to yourself in your superhero alter ego (i.e., Byn), where colourful costumes, recruit sidekicks, and talk like a superhero (“Let’s do this!”). Sure, taking LSD will give you probably a “higher” feeling of super-hero-dum, but I hear isn’t the best thing to do to your brain, and you’re more likely to –actually- try to fly, which I also hear isn’t a good idea.

2. You meet sexy ass, awesome superheros as well. Physically active people are pretty cool (and not too bad to look at either). Don’t get me wrong, we complain about how much our legs/biceps (Scott)/lats/glutes/forearms/fingers hurt all the time, and there are a fair share of physically active “douchebags”, but generally active people are fun and like to do fun things…. Maybe with you! Wink.

… Wait did I just call myself hot? Damn right!

3. It gives you an excuse to touch/fondle/molest your friends in public and in a socially acceptable manner. “Oh, your pecs are sore? Come here. Let me message that for you”.  I’m actually pretty sure that’s how 99% of fitness relationships start… I’m talking to you Josh and Robin.  

4. It gives you something to talk about. “That crazy spin instructor destroyed my quads last night…Guess what, I’m the instructor!” *creepy smile*, “I just benched my own body weight”, and “I like rock climb pretty much any time I can”, are great conversation starters, despite what the people on the bus say.

5. Self inflicted pain helps you deal with unexpected pain. Just bashed your knee against the toilet after you dropped your cellphone in it, fell off the lawn chair trying to reach your beer that was obviously out of reach to everyone else watching you, or somehow wedged yourself in a log and had to be pulled out by your legs? That’s nothing compared to the 70 lunges/burpies/boulder problems you did yesterday.

6. It helps you be fucking awesome(er) as you age. Everyone loves a muscular old person - they’re cute AND terrifying at the same time! Imagine your grandkids being all like “yea, well my grandma is stronger than your dad”….. “thanks grandkids.. I AM a pretty bad ass old person!” (here’s some money)…Yea that’s what I thought, you want that in your life. I also hear riding motorcycles can give you the same “bad ass” appeal, but let’s be serious- I’m a pretty terrible driver at 26.

7. You can be a screaming crazy person. It’s the only socially acceptable situation where you can scream like you (a) are having sex, (b) are really angry, or (c) just discovered that the leafs blew a 4-1 lead in the time it took you to get a sammich and go to the bathroom, (too soon?). Helps ya’ get rid of all that pent up emotion and such. It also helps you deal with the previously mentioned situations… well, except for (a) it helps you deal with a lack of that usually.

8. It gives you an excuse to wear spandex pretty much every day. We all know spandex is comfortable as fuck and makes your butt look faaaannntttassstic,  yes even for you too men. I’m pretty sure Scott’s didn’t think I owned anything but spandex for the first year we were dating, not that he complained.

9. Letting everyone else know how awesome you are. Finally, it gives you feelings of self entitlement to tell everyone about how active you are, how awesome being active is, and why everyone in the entire world should work out.  Not like I ever do that…..

Seriously though, if you need help being active respond to this blog post or e-mail me at byntraining@gmail.com

Yup being active is pretty much the greatest thing ever. Enough of this, I should be writing my thesis.

Stay Strong

~Byn