Mr. Fish
Looking good is important these days, isn’t it? But good health is even more important right? At least it should be. It’s a superficial world out there, so it’s sometimes hard to balance out the reasons why we exercise and eat right. Sure, we want to live a better quality of life, but it’s nice to have people ogle at our total hotness.
I see a lot of people at the gym who make it pretty obvious as to why they work out. They’re tan (a fake one, mind you), they’re talking on their cell phones, their hair is perfectly styled, they stare at themselves in the mirror more than any normal person should. They’re not sweating or panting, yet they seem to be in perfect shape. Pan over to Sam, the sickly pale hairy guy with sweaty man tits and you might just be overcome with a sense of pity and sorrow.
This was at least the scene at the rec center in college. I’ve since taken my moist jugs over to a smaller 24-hour gym, where I’m free to work on my fitness without judgment. I won’t lie though – the superficial aspect of exercising outweighs the health aspect. My clothes fit better and my confidence is higher when I work out regularly. On a scale from 1 to 10, looking better rates about a 9, while feeling better rates about a 7.
What about you? You can be honest here. I won’t tell anyone as long as you don’t look at the wet bags of sand seeping through my shirt. Why do you exercise and/or diet? To look better or to feel better?
Comments (35)
when you look better, you feel better about yourself too, no?
I just want to look like Fabio. Period.
I do it to look good and feel good. I especially like to look good naked!
I'm only 125 lbs. My classmate and I head to the gym for an hour or two on breaks from classes, mostly to kill time, but also to counter the crappy eating styles of college students.
I don't exercise to lose weight, I do it to feel healthier, gain endurance and muscle, and to be proud of my own accomplishments.
I think people who work out only to look good ultimately fail or relapse in their weight because they aren't doing it for the right reasons.
i mean, it depends on the person. some people do it to look good. others do it to feel healthier. everyone has different opinions.
Both. After working out my confidence level feels like it's a notch or two above what it'd normally be, but maybe that's just the endorphins swimming around in my brain.
I do it for both reasons, but for me, looking better is a greater motivation.
Mostly to look better. In fact I felt better when I gained weight.
cuz i love what i eat, i feel that exercising is somewhat of a way to balance my eating habits. So i guess it's a feel good thing then.
I don't do either (very often), but if I did, I know it would be for more superficial reasons like looking good, simply because that's what society tells people is their priority. And that's sad.
Shouldnt it be for both? In a perfect world, right? My main thought when I work out is "OMG My heart is getting stronger, my lungs are getting strong, my body is getting stronger, I am extending my lifespan, COME ON FATTY KEEP GOING". Yeah. Its a constant pep talk, and its hard. However, exercising more makes me feel better about myself. I stand up straighter, and my muscles are much tighter, where if I dont exercise, I just feel like shit.
I do it for both, if I'm feeling I look good, I feel better about myself
FABIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I do both. There's definitely a big part in feeling better when I run because of all those wonderful endorphins. And when I look better, I feel better about myself, too.
i do it for both too!
on a scale, to look good: 9. to feel good: 7.
same as yours! you feel good because you look good, no?
so, "Look" comes first.
i do it for both. more on the looks side ill admit. but i feel embarassed to look all red and sweaty in front of everyone. i dont understand why the girls with their hair done and makeup on at the gym are in shape. their excercise routines usually suck! i look ok most of the time i work out, but i dont wear makeup and curl my hair...lol
Sigh, is it just me or does that picture of Fabio look..weird. The only thing that made me want to look away was his chest = =;;
I...rarely ever exercise..T T;; but if you do see me running..it'd be..to..look skinny..so..I guess that fits in the "to look good" category.
I excercise to look good.
I'll answer your question as soon as I delete the mental picture of sweaty man titties from my minds eye.
When I work out these days it's mostly to feel better and to relax, but I want to look good, too.
It started so that I could look good, but I've continued it because I feel good when and after I'm there.
Also, some days it's really hard to get myself to go to the gym, and the "I want to look good" motivation doesn't work. But if I remind myself how much better I'll feel after working up a sweat, it instantly makes me motivated.
to look better and to have better lungs.. ill like to think it evens out my smoking... :/
to look good and and i i did lose some weight then i'll feel good... so yeah!! two in one !!!
I do work out to look fractionally more sexy. Actually, I do it so I can eat more and still look good.
I feel good when I look good.
i work out to take my mind off of stuff....to keep busy. i feel good afterwards and am keeping a tone body but it doesnt quite make me feel "good".
sorry, what I meant was "I feel good" afterward b/c i got something accomplished for the day