Well, I’ve been hitting the gym again. Not the main gym, if I wanted to pay to see a creature running on the spot, I’d buy a Hamster. I’ve gone back to my old haunt, the Body Pump class.
Interesting, especially in light of my last post. It’s interesting the way the feeling that we should somehow be competing with others kicks in so readily. My focus in the workout was on my form, and my intended focus is on my own personal best, but I found myself comparing how I was doing next to everyone else. Later in the workout, I tried to simply accept what others were doing and make my focus my own form and the feelings in my own muscles.
I found that this freed me to enjoy the workout more, amazing how the competitive impulse simply got in the way of enjoying my workout. Compete less, live more. You know, that could be a good slogan!
Richard,
I found your site yesterday while searching for Taoist and Buddhist bloggers and I’m glad to say I’ll be sticking around. I agree with a lot of what I’ve seen here, and I look forward to reading more in the future. Best wishes for your day.