Kacey's Theories of Relativity

Relativity as it pertains to Time:

When you are working out by yourself, time passes soooo slowly. When you are working out with a group, time passes a bit more quickly. When you are watching your kids grow up, time doesn’t pass so much as it fast-forwards…X 10.

Relativity as it pertains to Beauty:

That girl that is dressed to the nines, hair fixed, nails manicured? She is beautiful. That same girl at the park, hair up in a ponytail, comfy clothes on, is more beautiful than you thought because of the love she shines while pushing her baby in a swing.

Relativity as it pertains to Cold:

Winter in Arkansas has its cold days. Spend a winter in Alaska and all of a sudden Arkansas feels downright tropical.  Spend a day in one of the meeting rooms at Golden Living and all of a sudden Alaska feels downright tropical.

Relativity as it pertains to Giving it Your All:

Beginning of a work out, run to half court and back (down-and-backs) giving It your all: no problem run full out, touch the line, run full out. Do that 10 times. End of an hour long workout: 4 down-and-backs, giving it your all: limp as quickly as you can to half court, barely touch the line without falling over, stumble back to the baseline. Legs trembling like jello the whole time.

Relativity as it Pertains to Fitness Levels:

The girl next to you is kicking butt in the workout. Sweating hard, pushing herself and really going at it. The girl next to her doesn’t seem to be doing as much as she is, but then Girl B has 100 pounds on Girl A. Girl B is here to make some drastic changes in her life to improve her health. She too, is sweating hard, pushing herself and really going at it. It may not seem like she is doing as much as Girl A but she is. Her level of effort is just as high and she is rocking it!

The point of this post:

So many things are relative, but we find ourselves comparing ourselves to others anyway. The point of a workout regimen is not to become as fit as the trainer, or as the girl next to you, or as the stranger you see running in the park. The point of a workout regimen is for YOU to improve YOUR fitness level. Do not make the mistake of comparing your beginning to someone else’s middle or end!

Dr. Suess’s thoughts on comparing yourself to others:

‘Today You are You,
That is truer than true.
There is no one alive
Who is Youer than You.'

~KC