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what's the real reason behind your conditioning program? ask yourself this over and over, even out loud to see the real meaning behind the efforts given forth...
asking the question may reveal some answers you might not be prepared for or it might enlighten you to maintain motivation behind what you are doing...is it to act as a role model for your kids (if it is, is it healthy chatter about exercise or obsession about scores)...is it to maintain fitness forever (or are there underlying thoughts about bodyweight)...is it to create self awareness (or is it to enhance self esteem)....asking the question is important...as even in fitness we can get caught up in "automatic mind" and forget about the process, the journey, the true meaning
sure there are medals to be won, trophies to be given out...but in the end...YOU have to be at peace about the process....the struggle to survive, to maintain good health, to persevere...
this is where Nancy Stals and Wayne Clark, 2 OPT soldiers (Nancy in Peru in above photo) discovered why they do what they do...they set out a goal of climbing this thing, and put forth an effort worth writing about....now a meaning behind their exercise program...one that i really like when people answer that question of why they do it - "because i want to be able to do whatever i want to do whenever" - awesome answer!