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Maybe my fitness and health goal isn't going to make me more happy, but instead I am aiming for greater "well-being". At least that's what I am telling myself t
by kiba 8y ago
Maybe my fitness and health goal isn't going to make me more happy, but instead I am aiming for greater "well-being". At least that's what I am telling myself trying to work on a healthy diet and getting exercises. We'll see in six months.
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoIt works / worked for me, and I've never been particularly obese, just unfit due to sitting on my arse all day. Just being able to walk with a bit more confidence, to open doors without having to shoulder them open, to lean down and tie my shoes without putting it up on a bench, going for short sprints or up stairs without getting winded, are all small but great changes. But they take time. It won't be an overnight change; you need to make a new habit (and unlearn others), and stick with them for six months. Don't try and change it all in one go.
- ip26 8y agoYeah, I can understand the debate about hedonic adaptation as it relates to hobbies and wealth- what's the point if your happiness is the same- but whether or not my happiness remains the same, I cannot accept the idea that fitness, health, and wellbeing are thus not worthwhile pursuits.