Have you ever had a friendship with someone completely different from yourself?
I’ve had people on twitter ask me why I choose to tweet so much about other subjects other than health and fitness.
My answer is because I find all people interesting.
Maybe business wise it’s not what would be advised because of that whole niche thing, but I can’t imagine being limited to one group of people and staying within my own circle of interests.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
If we seek to only be with one group, and people similar to us in lifestyle and interests do we short change ourselves?
Social well-being has time and again been linked to good health and a lack of a social life, a contributor to disease and sickness. With so many people involved in social media, hopefully the tendency won’t be for us to only look for relationships that we find familiar and comfortable. New people, places and interests cause us to grow. I think it also helps eliminate the us against them mentality.
What does being socially diverse have to do with the physical?
If you have a accountability partner, your chance of success at sticking with your workouts and healthy eating will increase greatly. Trying to go it alone is tough no matter what aspect of your life you’re trying to improve. Even better is a group that can work together and give encouragement. The group success has to be not only about what you have in common, but where you differ. Where one is weak the other is there to encourage. It’s not only about completing your workouts but about the support and help of a social group that keeps you coming back for more.
If we are to strive to be healthy humans, we have to be able to contribute to those around us and work as a group.
Have you ever done something for someone and realized that you felt great, inside and out?
Just as we have muscles that must be moved and brains that have to be used, our hearts and souls have to be exercised to stay healthy.
Look around and reach out to someone new. There’s no better time to start than right this moment.
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