I hate weekend warriors.
Weekend warriors are the people that go 100% on something for the weekend. They usually have a 9-5 day-job and look forward to the weekend to escape from their confines and into the vast wilderness that is the weekend. They’re typically not a hearty bunch. By that I mean they only venture outside when it’s nice. If it’s not nice out, they’ll stay inside watching CSI’s or reality shows. Usually. But when they get outside – the world is suddenly their oyster.
Not everyone who rushes outside for the summer weather is a weekend warrior though – and not all weekend warriors are idiots. Just a good portion of them. They tend to have the latest/greatest biking or running gear too. Which kinda makes sense …because if you sit in your house all winter long and don’t get out a whole lot, you tend to save a little bit of money – so why not spend it on your favorite summer activity. After they buy the latest and greatest toy, they leave it in their garage for most of its life as their interest in the activity has suddenly waned. But that’s fine because they have money and can buy the next greatest toy when it comes around again anyway.
Next to hating weekend warriors, I also hate springtime fitness fanatics.
Springtime fitness fanatics can also be weekend warriors, but I’ve decided to give them a category all to themselves because there may be a few people who are honestly sincere with what they’re doing …but only a few. Springtime fitness fanatics have usually been sitting on their a$$’s for the winter, but finally decide that because it’s warm out, they should get in shape for the summer now. Winter’s not a good time to think about this because just like weekend warriors, they too watch CSI’s and reality shows. But with the warm weather, they congregate in herds and take the outdoors by storm. They’ll usually have an instructor of sorts who shouts out motivational phrases like “Let’s go!” and “Ten more …C’mon!” Because they’re in groups, they now have an aire of importance, so they naturally take control of trails and paths and occasionally stairs.
Stairs are a great place to take a large group of people to – because the instructors don’t have to actually go anywhere with them. They simply sit at the bottom or top of the stairs and bark commands to the herd as it marches up and down. These herds are typically colorful as well because they, like weekend warriors, can afford all the latest and greatest fitness fashions – including camel packs, brand-name fabrics and $200 shoes. This equipment is necessary for the herd because they’re dead serious about getting into shape, and they naturally need cutting edge technology to achieve this.
Groan.
In all seriousness, is it the lifestyle of Western Culture that promotes this fracturing of physical activity from productivity? Are we doomed, as a prosperous society, to segregate our physical health from our mental? Why do we so easily fall for the latest ‘looks’ at the detriment to our self-image?
Maybe I’m overly irritated because it’s been a long winter? To be more correct, maybe I’m overly irritated because its been a long winter for others.
