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Tag: Body Image
October 13, 2014
Chris Pratt and Body Image
This is a different kind of Motivation Monday post, especially after we’ve probably all consumed exorbitant amounts of food for Thanksgiving. I’ve talked about body image a lot (a lot, a lot, a lot). It kind of haunts me but it is a motivating factor in getting healthy. I saw the summer blockbuster movie Guardians of the Galaxy a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Although it was incredibly campy and over the top, it was entertaining in all the ways I love. Among the beautiful special effects, clever dialogue, interesting characters, kitschy 80’s references, and crowning moments of funny, there was something else. The protagonist[…continue reading]
September 4, 2013
Operation Manatee!
(Warning: Most of this post was written right after a long run, and finished while slightly delirious from an overtraining cold. Enjoy!) Do you know how on a long run, how your mind starts to wander, even though you should be focusing on form, and not the nagging in your left foot, or how your right hip is unusually stiff, or how you should stand upright, or focus the music on your iPod, and avoid the cars, and keep an eye out for dogs, while thinking about if you locked the door, and wonder if something is chafing, and fighting[…continue reading]
April 18, 2013
How much is too much?
I’m trying to find that fire and motivation that pushed me so hard a couple of seasons ago. But, maybe I shouldn’t try to push so hard. There’s risk in a sedentary lifestyle and inactivity, but I imagine being overactive can be similarly destructive. As I mentioned a long time ago, there seems to be an unrealistic ideal for fitness and body image. And while it’s inspiring to try to look like Superman or Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime, such a push can be dangerous. Such external pressure to live up to some ideal can lead to really dangerous things.[…continue reading]
