Friday, November 28, 2025

Don't Let the Gym Become Your Life

I keep running into people who have recently caught the gym "bug." If it's something you really enjoy doing, then go for it. But don't let the gym become your entire life. Proper training doesn't require you to spend hours and hours in the gym. Three 60-75 minute workouts per week is all you're going to need. Letting weight training get in the way of your daily time with the Lord or with your other responsibilities just isn't necessary and it's not going to be healthy for you in the long run. I'm not saying that the gym can't be your passion. It is one of mine. Just don't let it turn into an unhealthy obsession.

Today was lat day at the gym for me. 

I also got in my steps for the day. 

But here I am back on the farm, showered and ready to face my other responsibilities. 

Like Goldilocks, finding what is "just right" is ultimately a game of trial and error. The real satisfaction comes when we find the balance between exercising too hard and too easy!