Of Exercise and Fun

Jonathan Fields has some valuable insights to share with us on "How to Make Exercise More Fun Than Sex." Well, all right, not necessarily more fun than sex, but, on the other hand, you have to admit that, exercise-wise, aerobically-speaking, if you had to choose between making love for 20 minutes or jumping on a treadmill...

He writes:

"If you want to love exercise again, you need to break out of your exercise box. Shift your mindset away from the futility of the pure 'physical efficiency' model of exercise and back to the mind-engaging ambrosia of play.

Indeed, the demand for 'play' or 'activity-based' exercise has begun to fuel a recent explosion in alternative forms of movement among adults that actually engage the mind, cultivate passion and inspire joy—activities like martial arts, power yoga, dancing, team sports, boxing, badminton and rock climbing.

This renewed mindset is also inspiring a return of many distraction-based exercises, like the treadmill and stationary bike, back to their mind-engaging roots. More people are walking, cycling and running outside and on trails where the mind becomes much more involved, challenged and focused on the activity and the ever-evolving environment."

Once again, see, it's about fun. It's all about fun.



from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith