Fitness is like an MMORPG game
It’s a real-life character-building game!
Just like in the game, we have:
Whales who spend a lot
Grinders who work hard
Casual players who take it easy
But no matter what kind of fitness player you are, you’ll go through the same stages~
Beginner → Accumulation → Monetization → Compounding Cycle → Enlightenment
1. Beginner
As the name suggests, a level 0 newbie. When you enter a new field, your first task is to explore~
At this time, your curiosity about the new world will make you enthusiastic~
Whales hire the most experienced personal trainers right away, get the best food, and with time and effort, they can make rapid progress with five workouts a week~
Grinders look up videos, articles, and various strategy posts~ They sweet-talk and actively get to know the fitness pros, staying for three or four hours at a time, never taking a day off, and though they make many trial-and-error mistakes, their solid foundation means strong growth~
Casual players enjoy the fitness atmosphere, learn about fitness culture, make some small investments early on, but mostly play for fun, doing aerobics, running, not chasing progress, all in good spirits.
2. Accumulation
The most grueling stage, fitness is a delayed gratification thing, monetization requires going through a long and tedious quest line, and you need to accumulate two major quest items~ This stage stops 90% of people, because there is no standard amount, and you don’t know when you can get past this stage, it might take one year or even three to five years, or you might just end up mixing around, becoming a veteran~
3. Monetization
Congratulations, reaching this stage means you’ve gotten the hang of fitness! Of course, this isn’t our final result. This stage just proves one thing~ you’re on the right path, you’ve found your own way to fitness, all the previous processes are accumulation, all trial-and-error~ Some choose to spend money, some choose to grind, some choose to stand still, and of course, some choose to give up (the majority). But no matter which way you choose, it’s all for monetization~ Choose the way you can accept the most, try and err, stay calm, and let time do the rest!
4. Entering th eCompounding Cycle
Follow the path of monetization you’ve found, day after day, year after yea
Train → Learn → Improve → Train → Learn → Improve… in a repeating cycle
Turn it into a habit and keep going~
It could be 10 years, 20 years, or even forever~ all on inertia.
5.Enlightenment
Mixing perception, understanding, experience, and cognition~
Creating your own system, writing a new chapter. Strictly speaking, fitness goals vary, and progress is different for each individual~
But no matter what, once you start, please don’t give up easily~
