A Happy Mind, A Healthy Body

I wonder why a person like me enjoys going to the Gym? Initially I went to lose weight, but now that I have lost weight , what is it that still drives me to go back day after day? Is it the fear of gaining the lost weight or something beyond?

Over the months, it has become a way of life for me. Every morning when I wake up , I am motivated to go to the gym to fulfill an urge which I suspect is what people feel when they are in an enriching regular job. This is where I want to be every morning… exercising. I love the energizing atmosphere of the gym, seeing a lot of lively people for whom age has never been a barrier.

Initially the only communication was a “Buon Giorno” or a “ Ciao”. Now after a year it has progressed to a “Come Stai? and even “ What happened to you yesterday?, Didn’t see you here the last 2 days?” etc. Now we even have a café/cappuccino together at the bar just before leaving the gym. I guess this is the one place I see a set of people who are keen to be fit and to live a healthy life,--- people with a positive attitude .

When I return home, I feel rejuvenated and infused with energy that lasts me for the rest of the day. I now realize that by looking at life with a positive approach even a mundane task like exercising can be enjoyable while it does good for my body…..so here's to all my friends who shun the gym, cheers to a new healthy beginning.

Pramila