It’s Unhealthy to Want to Look Like an Olympian?

If you’re watching the Olympics and wishing YOUR body looked like that, give yourself a break.

Someone talked to fitness and body-image experts who say it’s just not realistic for most people. And thinking like that can actually be unhealthy.

Olympic athletes are in the best shape they’ll ever be in because they’re in the prime of their life and it’s ALL they focus on.

One expert put it like this: You’d never expect someone to be as good as you are at YOUR job if they only did it three hours a week. (Seriously. I bet Simone Biles sucks at doing invoices.)

They say if you find yourself feeling self-conscious while watching the Olympics, just look around your home and consider what you have . . . your hobbies, family, friends, and pets.

If you spent as much time working out as Olympians do, you might not have ANY of those things. So, there’s a trade-off.

That said, being inspired to exercise more is great as long as you’re realistic with it. For someone with a full-time job and kids, working out five days a week for 30 minutes might be an “Olympic-sized goal.”

(CNN)

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