It’s funny because my fitness philosophy actually stems from a quote by Matthew McConaughey.

“Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. If I win I will be happy, if I don’t I wont. It’s an “if-then”, cause and effect, quid pro quo standard that we cannot sustain because we immediately raise it every time we attain it. See, happiness demands a certain outcome. It is result reliant. And I say if happiness is what you’re after, you’re gonna be let down frequently and you’re gonna be unhappy much of your time. Joy, though. Joy’s something else. Joy is not a choice. It’s not a response to some result. It’s a constant. Joy is the feeling that we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome. -MM

Fitness should be viewed in the same way. Don’t fixate on the end result. Enjoy the process, make it something you look forward to! And if you do this, I think you’ll find yourself achieving more personal fitness goals than ever before… because it is the process of reaching those goals that brings you the satisfaction.