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Commitment Issues? Get A Gym Membership!
The Summer Lover・Kayla King

If we're being completely honest, every single person has had an encounter with commitment issues before. Whether it's a lack of commitment to a relationship, to school, or even to weight loss and staying healthy - it happens.

And, it's fine. Commitment is hard, and it's a problem that everyone struggles with at least one time in their lives, in one form or another.


One way to get over commitment issues with wellness? Getting a gym membership.

Even Drake agrees: “Problems hit the gym, they all work out.”

It’s true, because you pay for a gym membership. It’s not free. You get unlimited access to all of those lovely workout machines, group-training classes, pools, hot tubs, saunas, steam rooms and even towel service because you spend cold, hard cash on it every single month. Even if you’re using your college gym, your tuition still costs bucket loads of money.

And with this mentality in mind, I convinced myself to hit the gym every available night I had. Often, this meant 7 days a week. While people were eating out or going on dates, I was working on myself.

Truly, I don’t regret any of it. Once you start working out, you stop feeling out of shape, sluggish, and unhealthy. And once you stop feeling like that, you most likely will stop eating unhealthy foods. You’d say to yourself: "I just spent 2 hours working my butt off. Do I really need to eat a donut at 1 a.m? No, not really."

There are plenty of other ways to treat yourself. Like finally being able to zip up that new dress you just bought, or rewarding yourself with an episode of New Girl--because Jess is your spirit animal--or cuddling with your dog--nothing’s cuter.

I mean, why reward yourself with food? You’re not a dog!

But really, try it. Make the plunge and sign up for that gym membership, and make the effort to actually commit to your health goals.

Pretty soon, you'll be well on your way to wellness.

And then, if it's what you're aiming for,weight loss.


This article was adapted from the wellness and balancing lifestyle blog, The Summer Lover. View the full, original post here for more information and tips.

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