The web grows ever stickier… What one person worships, the next person condemns/ debunks. When it comes to health and fitness it is this push and pull that leaves me dizzied and apathetic in the end. There are also nearly infinite views to adopt out there. There are those that seem like their lifelong goal is to strive for perfection. There are those battle-scarred and beaten down after attempting all of the diets, ever. There are those who promote loving yourself, wherever you’re at in your shape and looks. And so on.
I’m not blaming the good ol’ bipolar, well, I kind of am. You see, a huge thing involved in bipolar is the struggle to maintain a static image of oneself and values. Where most people (seemingly) tend to do well with establishing key components of themselves, and what works and matters to them, others feel overwhelmed. I’m, as you might guess, in the second camp. The reason I bring this topic up is very, very simple: I’ve been doing a little research. Before I say this, I acknowledge that it’s a mistake. I’ve been browsing Youtube for health/fitness answers. I’m not the only one obviously, as there are a wealth of channels dedicated to getting you “results”. If you look around you’ll mostly see these gorgeous young (and arguably self-obsessed) health gurus waxing wise about how to live your best life. Here’s where one of my first gripes arises. As the big 3-0 is but less than three months away I grow more curmudgeon-y. I really don’t feel like hearing a peppy young lady or guy who’s likely never had any weight issues preach. I want scientifically based facts, I want to hear from people who use exercise to stay healthy, not get “ripped”. A means to an end. I don’t want to have all of this unnecessary filler in the form of several gym montages. You’re full of yourself. Are there not humble, helping hands?
Also, I feel like many of these youtube channels are toxic, more than inspiring. It is easy to find thumbnails of before and after photos of guys without shirts on. What’s concerning is the fact that there was nothing wrong with the before picture. Like seriously, there are a few pictures where the “before” picture is posed as being “fat” when the average person would look at that and scoff. Or throw up, you know, whichever comes first. It’s for this reason I’m sincerely thinking of ditching Youtube for awhile. That, and I spend far too much time being unproductive on it. I don’t know, I just feel like I can’t be the only one out there looking for answers feeling this lost. Being introduced to extremes that seem rather aggressive to an average Joe.
I don’t need a fuck-ton of impractical muscle, I just want to be healthy, with less fat. Where are the people teaching that? Those offering help sans the promise of perfection. Why is it that having zero percent body fat seems to be the only sign of health and vitality?
All I’m really saying in the end is that I think I have to find my own answers and do “whatever works” for me personally. Does that involve watching a bunch of douches telling me what I need to do? Nope. But it’s hard in this day in age I think, for anyone really. It takes special people to stick to their own path and turn a blind eye to the very large and confusing mass of information out there.
This last part is just kind of a random thank you/piece of information. I’m proud of how this has been going thus far. I think, whenever 100 likes is achieved on this blog I’ll have a motivation to try a video. That it all lol.
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