What can exercise really do for you?
Posted by Peter Matthews on
Which exercise type am I?
People will say that the way you grow muscles and how fast they can twitch will decide your body, its shape, everything you can do with it. There’s a glimmer of truth in that, but only at first, before you start to really work toward an exercise regimen. The best explanation I have is geek analogies. This isn’t so much like being sorted into a Hogwarts house (Hufflepuff would be that one guy who’s always trying stupid things but never gets hurt), it’s more deciding what character you’ll play at the start of a video game. When you’re exercising long term, you can be whatever you want. You’re big and you want to be a runner? You’re already carrying a bunch of fuel, and it’ll get easier every day. You’re naturally terrible at building muscle, but you want to get strong? Just be persistent. This is how bragging rights are born. Sure you’re naturally inclined to a certain kind of exercise, but it’s not your fate. Finding your identity is exciting, discovering that you’ve been part of something big and respectable all this time. But there’s no sword in the stone here that you’re destined to pull out. Instead you’re part of the most respectable and adaptable race ever - you’re a person, with willpower, plasticity and more brains than anyone realises. You can do anything, including shaping yourself into a sprinter, marathon runner, fighter, barbell smiter, protein bar biter. All you have to do is do it … regularly.The thing is, you can have any body type you like.
It’s like how Harry Potter is a Gryffindor, so he’s naturally inclined to fight and be brave. But he has other plans, so he lets Ron take the Sword of Gryffindor and focuses on talking to snakes. He’s the good guy, but he’s drawn to the bad guy. It’s like using geek metaphors on a skin care blog. You can have both. No person is a one dimensional character. If you run well, you can add strength. If you’re a gigantic Viking of a person, you can still learn to do handstands and backflips. When you’re human, you’re all of the above. Peter is a weightlifter, skin care enthusiast and writer living in Melbourne. He’s an easy gainer but he likes to run and jump carelessly, so he exercises for performance.Skin Health & Wellness Articles
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