There’s nothing like the feeling right after you finish a good workout. It’s probably as close as you’ll ever get to feeling like a superhero. It’s a combination of feeling physically drained, but invincible at the same time. You feel charged up, but relaxed. It’s what I imagine Thor feels like when he has electricity coursing through his body. You feel like a weight has been lifted from your chest, and you breathe more freely. Like all the tension, stress, and sometimes anger, that you brought with you to the gym, has momentarily evaporated. Mentally you feel euphoria and satisfaction, knowing that you pushed yourself to your limit. Knowing that you put yourself through the ringer, but came out standing tall.There’s also the feeling of relief knowing that the pain is over (until the next time).
That feeling is one of the main reasons I love exercising and going to the gym so much. It’s almost like a drug to me. While the process of getting to that feeling is full of pain and suffering, eventually you start to love the process too. The act of exercise is like a physical release of pent of stress and tension. It’s like every movement is exercising the various demons that you brought with you to that workout. That’s what leads to the feeling of satisfaction.
Another reason I love exercising is because it’s high in autonomy. I know that I will get out what I put in. Nothing more, nothing less. Literally all you have to do to see results is consistently work hard. Unlike almost anything else I can think of, there’s no outside factors that impact whether you succeed or fail. You are 100% in control of your results. And there’s almost nothing that matches the feeling you get when you reach a goal you set for yourself.
I love going to the gym because I know it’s always there for me. Life is full of disappointments, but the gym is consistent. I know I have my own world to escape to when things get tough. When I’m at the gym, I can focus solely on the work I’m putting in, and it’s like nothing else matters. No matter how I’m feeling, I know I’ll feel better after I get a good workout in.
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