People oftentimes think the best workouts cause the most soreness and pain.<\/p>\n
Or, the most effective diets bring about the most discomfort and misery.<\/p>\n
Why do we believe better health requires constant suffering?<\/em><\/p>\n Change can be associated with pain, but it\u2019s not measured in soreness or restriction.<\/p>\n Some workouts will make you hurt. Some diets will make you hungry. But, these adjustments should be \u2014 for the most part \u2014 temporary.<\/p>\n When you start from scratch, begin a new plan, or have taken time off, almost anything you do can create friction or discomfort. And that\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n Growth is a byproduct of adaptation. You are built to adapt, learn, improve, and become more efficient. It\u2019s a part of evolution.<\/p>\n But, when you evolve, the hard becomes familiar. It’s how you survive and thrive.<\/p>\n If you live in the darkness, turning on a light is painful.<\/p>\n But, that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re meant to stay in the darkness.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019re in the light enough, the brightness is a welcome relief \u2014 not a harsh reaction.<\/p>\n The pain you want comes in the form of awareness.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re on the right path, you see clearly \u2014 and that can sting.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re on the right path, you see clearly \u2014 and that can sting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n You recognize the bad habits you formed, the health you neglected, or the time that passed without taking action.<\/p>\n Once you adapt to change \u2014 like living in the light \u2014 the pain will go away. Your awareness soothes.<\/p>\n Good change reduces pain.<\/p>\n Bad change keeps you in it.<\/p>\n If everything you do causes pain, then you haven\u2019t found the light. You\u2019re actually crawling deeper into the dark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Choosing the right pain puts you on the path to adapting, learning, improving, and becoming more efficient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1016],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellness","bf-level-all-levels"],"yoast_head":"\n