I always thought that the gym was a place where people who were extremely obese or obviously sub-healthy would go, or a place where celebrities and nobles who needed eight-pack abdominal muscles would choose. People like us, who are normal in weight, neither fat nor thin, have no three highs and are not worried about fatty liver, have a regular life schedule, do not need a perfect figure and appearance, and there is absolutely no need to step into the gym.

However, I was wrong.

My body mass index is normal, and my body proportion is fairly well-proportioned, except that my stomach is a little loose because I gave birth to a child (but I can't tell by wearing a slightly loose coat). The mobile phone is full of star cases and wearing guides, but it seems that only the buyer show feels lonely. I don't know what the problem is. Is the gap between stars and mortals doomed?

As for why I stepped into the gym, my memory is a little vague. It seems that I just don't want to get old like this. It seems that I feel that I will have a feeling of dying, as if I want to break my dream of being young again: tell myself, admit it, the age is there, and old is old.

But I was wrong.

When people reach middle age, they obviously feel that their waist is failing, their legs are weak, they can't sleep well, and there are fewer and fewer holidays. Every day is full of anxiety and depression (how does it feel like an advertisement? )。 People next to you will tell you lightly that this is postpartum depression, and it will be fine after this time; This is the price of having children when you are old, and it is not as fast as when you are young; This is a sign of aging, so we should have a good rest, eat more medlar and red dates, and keep healthy and replenish blood.

But they were wrong.

After studying for three months, I realized that all the previous ideas and rumors were wrong.

I suddenly found that in fact, promoting the so-called weight loss is the most useless function of the gym.

The benefits of fitness go far beyond losing weight.

Exercise has changed my skin and made it look brighter and more shiny.

I always thought that skin care was to apply the most expensive skin care products, and if not, I would go to medical beauty, hyaluronic acid, picoseconds and Botox.

I never think that exercise can improve my appearance.

In fact, Yan Ni is a good example. The difference before and after losing weight is obvious. Although chubby shopkeeper children are cute, they are thin, which means different levels of beauty. The former always has the temperament of a square dance aunt, and it smells like fireworks in the street. After losing weight, my daughter and I are like sisters, and our gestures are sexy.

Exercise has changed my personality and made me more confident and cheerful.

Gemini, I have always been a mixture of personality conflicts, but I am mostly introverted. Many times I feel inferior and closed, and I always like to be a bystander in the corner. In retrospect, it may have a lot to do with body posture. After listening to a TED talk "Posture decides who you are", I learned that there is a great correlation between body posture and psychology. Good sitting and standing posture can make you more confident, more leadership and persuasive. "People who feel strong tend to be more decisive, confident and optimistic. They must think that the opportunity is always on their side. They are also good at abstract thinking, and such people are more willing to take risks. "

When I open my shoulders, open my collarbone and hold my head high, I feel obvious. I dare to look others in the eye and speak loudly. I am more afraid of setbacks, more willing to expose my weaknesses, more willing to stand in front of people and more able to actively assume leadership responsibilities.

"High-energy posture" says that we often unconsciously do low-energy posture (contraction of the body) and force ourselves to do high-energy posture, which will have an impact on both physiology and psychology. High-energy posture can stimulate decisiveness, confidence and freedom in our minds, while repelling tension and anxiety.

Exercise eased my anxiety.

Postpartum depression, experiencing terrible 2. The second child is more challenging than the first. It is that the body is getting more and more tired, the recovery period is getting longer and longer, and the tolerance time is short, which leads to more and more grumpy. Many times, it's not because the children are noisy, but because your body can't support it. The child's hug and play are only the last straw to crush the camel, just adding fuel to the fire. The foundation is empty, how to support more pressure? But after exercise, physical function is greatly enhanced, endurance and endurance are stronger, physical strength can be quickly recovered in a short time, and temper can be better controlled. It turns out that kindness and patience are not innate characters, but acquired abilities.

It is mentioned in Exercise to Transform the Brain that through exercise, you will gain a sense of conquest and self-confidence. When you gradually realize that you have the ability to control stress without relying on the body's passive coping mechanism, you raise the stress threshold that triggers stress response.

Sports have also changed the people around me.

Many times, we always want to persuade our children and our partners to get rid of some bad habits. But what they say to you always goes in one ear and out the other. Talking too much will only increase the smell of gunpowder at home. But when you give up preaching and focus on your own growth and change, it will deeply affect them. The power of example is infinite. When you become a better person, they will naturally yearn for it. Education is not only teaching by example, but also teaching by example.

The author of The Sorting Magic of Heartbeat Life once said:

If the things at home are not cleaned up, even if they are put in order, although the surface looks neat and shiny, when guests walk into your home, they can still feel the messy and crowded atmosphere.

I think the bodies are the same,

Is to cover up with wide clothes, is to look thin in various ways,

But every little detail will expose your hidden self-discipline and make it obvious.

therefore

Losing weight has become the most useless function of the gym. Active exercise can not only change the body, but also change the brain and change the trajectory of life.

As Li Xinpin said in the Creative Life Course: "When you wake up every day, you are not one day older, but you find a new self, a completely different one from yesterday."

I think that's what fitness suddenly made me realize. In the process of continuous running, in the process of extreme stretching, in the process of giving up and struggling again and again, I suddenly saw the future light from the gap, gradually becoming brighter and bigger, leading me to a better direction.