Gym Sh!t

This week, we worked out a few things (thanks for the pun, babe!) around queer people and their relationship to the gymnasium. Some people have an unhealthy relationship with iron and exercise, going too far down the all-consuming path of protein and pumping. Others experience an equally less than stellar stance: they are traumatized, afraid to enter the locker room. We burn down a few misconceptions and a few hundred calories on the treadmill of this conversation.

As with everything in life, this topic is about creating balance. You should take pride in yourself, want to be healthy so that you can live longer, strive for some cardio to keep that heart pumping and that face smiling; you could also work on your fears about sport and activity around other people, especially those who identify as gay men that were picked on in middle and high school. As I always say about spirituality, don’t let anyone block your access to something greater than yourself. I definitely include a healthier, happier, longer-living version of yourself in that. Even if somebody is looking at you, the heck with them: wherever you are at in your fitness journey, the fact that you are committing yourself to do and be better is all that matters. Don’t worry: I’ll spot ya!