17 Reasons for Being in Shape That Have Nothing to Do With Skinniness

by N/A, 10 years ago | 3 min read

At the gym...workin' on my fitness...Â

1. Staying in shape will allow you to be the character that makes it to the end in a horror movie, or zombie apocalypse, hypothetical situation.

2. It will bring your confidence level up about 100 times over.

3. Including your nudity confidence levels...which lets face it, is a VERY important level.

4. It will make you insanely tough.

5. It will make you feel like a freaking superhero.

6. It will help a lot in the self-love department.

It's not about your weight, or how you look...it's about the pride you feel in yourself for taking control of your body.Â

7. It will step up your adventure game a LOT.

8. You'll feel like there is nothing you can't do.

9. You can see so much more world when you're able to run for miles on end!

10. To put it simply: You'll feel like more of a badass.

11. Fitness will provide some brightness to dark days.

12. It will give you the strength to fight battles both physical and emotional.

13. And you might even find that once you start getting fit, you're actually a lot less concerned about the actual numbers.

14. You'll have more energy to travel!

15. You'll feel like your mind and body are balanced between one another.

16. You will be stronger. You will be more resilient. You will be unstoppable.

17. The extra endorphins will be like a little burst of joy every day.