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Find fitness fascists smug?

32 replies

Adnerb95 · 30/12/2017 11:44

Let's be clear - i have no problem with people taking pride in their achievements - whether running a marathon, losing weight (which I have done recently myself) etc

They deserve our support, especially when said achievement/new exercise regime/training schedule is against a backdrop of struggling with weight/fitness etc.

That's not what I am talking about here. No, it's those people - who usually have always enjoyed exercising, who find keeping fit or slim a piece of cake (!) and who bang on endlessly about their regime and how superior it makes them to us couch potatoes.

I know it's important for health and I do my best to exercise regularly but I find it marginally less exciting than watching paint dry. It doesn't help at all to have endless postings on social media of how "a fit body = modelling excellence as a parent" and other smug, self-congratulatory nonsense.

Alongside posed pictures of the "yes, I know I look good. Aren't I lovely?" Variety.

Most of the time the individuals concerned are perfectly nice human beings in every other way. How can they not see how irritating this is?

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numbereightyone · 31/12/2017 07:45

I find it very odd that some people's lives could revolve around being extremely fit. It's very time consuming and seems to dominate their free time and all the pictures of their bodies, their food and their fitness regimes strikes me as narcissistic.

lljkk · 31/12/2017 08:07

There are lots of ways you can customise social media to see fewer posts from specific people.

Ecclesiastes · 31/12/2017 08:13

Agree with pp: this isn't a fitness thing - it's a social media thing.

Get off Facebook, seriously.

Adnerb95 · 31/12/2017 13:40

The worst offender just posted 2 photos of her midriff, a month apart apparently. Supposedly demonstrating how just a few daily changes can make all the difference. I really, genuinely, scouts honour, could not tell which was "before" and which was "after" !!

She looks amazing - very trim, very healthy - and IDENTICAL in the two photos ...

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lljkk · 31/12/2017 14:03

What my dad says about every social-media = bad experience story:
Why can't you just log off?!

Adnerb95 · 31/12/2017 16:01

I can - and do - log off regularly but I do actually want to stay in touch with the fitness fanatics as I am actually interested in the rest of their lives.
And social media is easily the best way of doing so esp. as one of them is abroad. However, I shall try and use my settings to see fewer of their fitness-related posts. You are right.

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ConciseandNice · 31/12/2017 16:05

I hate it too. I really do. I was going to join the local running group until my husband decided to tell one of the members that I’m ‘ a serious runner who’s run loads of marathons and ultras’ because WTF? Suddenly I’m a serious running bellend. Totally ruined it for me. 😩

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