How important is fitness to you?

I've never had a gym membership so gym gets a priority of zero for me. But fitness is very important to me because health is very important to me.

I've never considered whether I would put relationship before fitness or vice versa. That seems an odd question and concept to me. Both my health/fitness and relationships are simply a part of my life. I can't imagine sacrificing either. I will gladly sacrifice things like cleaning the house for either.

My health and wellness, including fitness, are top priority to me. It is the lifestyle I want to live and excel at. Those who have hindered or not supported me have fallen to the wayside by natural differences. People eventually stop calling when you turn down drinking invites. Which was fine by me. I have a completely different group of (overly amazing) friends these days. Over time changes have been made and my entire outlook on many topics has changed. I don't see this as a problem at all. I am better and happier than where I was.

I just like running. You could call me a endurance addict.

Health & fitness are both very, very important to me and I make it a very high priority in my life.

I love the way being active makes me feel, it's my therapy/me-time, I enjoy consistently growing by beating personal records and making new ones and most importantly love the results it has given my body on the inside and outside.

Most people in my life are not into health and fitness. However, I have found some ways to incorporate fitness with some people. My guy and I go out for 3 - 4 mile power walks almost every evening of the week which is great not only for exercise, but for bonding too. A buddy I met in a fitness class a few years ago will occasionally meet up to workout together etc.

Other then that I wake up early to get my strength-training in so that it's done for the day. I even find myself doing small things like walking lunges when walking from the front to the back of my house once in a while or squats when putting away clean dishes.

If something important comes up, I will try to move my schedule around or do a shorter, but intense workout to save time, jog in place or do a shorter 2 in 1 strength and cardio workout.

...But I will find a way to get some activity or exercise in unless my body tells me to rest.

I am new to fitness, and am falling in love with it. I feel better every day, I sleep better, I'm more positive. I think exercise makes me a better person, which makes me a better friend, daughter, sister etc. I have a few friends who I workout with and I love that time together! I'm hoping my next bf will have a love for fitness too. if he doesn't, he better be ok with myself having one!

kev6686 wrote: »

The further you get into your journey, undoubtedly you invest more time, money, effort...

I found this particularly true when I first got into the groove of taking fitness seriously, once you get your training, diet and sleep in check. You see your goals can become reality.

It's kind of addictive motoring towards your dream physique and naturally something that takes so much commitment, can also leave you guilty of sacrificing relationships, I know I did, I'd turn down dates or meetings with friends to go and throw some weights around. This was mainly due to knowing that with friends or girls I often went way off track with my diet. Or wouldn't train due to hangovers...

My question is how highly do you prioritise fitness/gym I'm your life?

When you really think about it, is it something you genuinely love and would put before relationships if it came to the point you had to choose?

I'm probably reading too much into it, but this seems to inherently cast fitness as something that competes with one's life and relationships, and that's not how it is for me, at all.

My priority in life is more like well-roundedness, these days. That includes doing things I find fun that are active (leading to/involving fitness), and others that are creative, that challenge my brain, that develop and reinforce relationships with other people, and more. Ideally, all these things overlap and reinforce each other. For example, analogous to what lots of other people have said, people from my gym and my rowing club/team are a big part of my social life.

I'm single, childless, an only child, and my parents are deceased. But, if any other relative really needed me, I'd certainly skip workout(s) to address that need. Same for my friends. But more routine upkeep of relationships - the "doing things together, just hanging out" kind of stuff, with relatives/friends who aren't active - fits in just fine around the active parts of my life. Balance, as someone else said.

I'm not trying to be a world class athlete, but I'm quite fit for my age & circumstances. It works out. (NB: I've known some folks who were elite athletes, and they somehow managed to maintain relationships with family & friends, too!)

That's brilliant!!

It isn't everything, but it sure is up there.
I schedule my life around it and prioritize it.
I like the structure it gives me that I'm otherwise lacking.
And being honest, I'm not that great with people so having my social life fall to the wayside doesn't really bother me.

I take it very seriously. I recently decided to give up alcohol to be able to reach my fitness goals faster, and I know for me my social life will suffer a lot. But to me, feeling good in my own skin and being able to run without feeling so heavy is more important than a good night out on the town that I won't even remember.