Olympic inspiration

Until this year I've honestly never been that bothered by the Olympics. I used to watch bits of it as a kid, mostly the gymnastics cause it looked cool, but the rest of it I had pretty much zero interest in. Looking back it makes me sad in a way, that I had this idea that I was no good at sports, therefore sports are boring. It just goes to show how so much of your perspective can change as the result of making a change in your own life. This year I've been fascinated by the Olympics. I've watched men's and women's diving, gymnastics, weight lifting, heptathlon. I've found myself thinking about the muscle groups involved in each of the activities, and having a better appreciation of the amount of training and discipline that these individuals have put in. That is what is truly impressive - as well as seeing that they are physically amazing at these sports, I have a better understanding of the effort behind it and it's an inspiration to see what people are capable of. It's also really interesting to see the range of physiques, even within a single category. If bodybuilding has taught me anything, aside from the actual fitness and nutrition, it's that we shouldn't write anything off as uninteresting, who knows what new things you may enjoy in future! Saying that, I'm still not sure I'll ever care about football, but you never know.