Sometimes there’s nothing like sitting down on your couch with a bag of Doritos and just going to town right? And other times there’s nothing like hitting the gym for a great one-hour workout that leaves you sweaty and sore…right? So, which one makes you feel better?
You might say that it depends on the mood you’re in that day, but I disagree. I think which one you chose depends on your mood, but I think one always comes out on top as making you feel better in the end.
Let’s examine…
The Pig Out: It always seems like a good idea to spend a lazy day with your favorite tasty treats and sit on the couch, watch re-runs of The Office and stuff your face until you have to unbutton the top button on your pants. The idea is always good and often the execution is pretty good because after all, it tastes so good when it hits your lips. Then there’s the aftermath.
After you pig out don’t you start to feel bloated? Then maybe there is some stomach pain that sets in and eventually you get over that and take a nap. Waking up on the other side of a pig out induced nap is not something that I would label as fun. You often have a headache or you just want to roll back over and before you know it it’s the next day.
The Workout: The workout never really feels like a good idea at first does it? You have to get up off the couch, get changed, lace up your sneakers and either go outside or get to the gym and start moving. Then when you first start out your legs are cramping up and your muscles ache. Then there’s the groove.
You know the groove, you get into it about 10-15 minutes into your workout. You start to feel good, you’re going strong and everything is clicking. You couldn’t have asked for a better time then what you are doing during the groove. You finish your workout all sweaty and gross, but nothing feels better then the post-workout shower. You hop out of the shower refreshed and ready for a night out on the town.
Two very different activities and two very different results. Given that I said, You Decide in the title, I’ll let you make the call, but I think it’s clearly my choice to workout over pig-out, not that I couldn’t use a good pig-out session every now and then, but coming home from the gym this morning, that was the last thing on my mind.
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