If you need to hear this…

Lately, I’ve had a few messages from readers that tingle my senses.

Here are some examples:

« I’ve been training 3 times a week for 16 weeks. It’s going well and I’m seeing changes, but I’m not sure if my progress is good enough or what I’m missing. »

« I’m worried that my goals aren’t specific enough. I feel a little lost and there’s so much to think about. I’m not sure if everything is okay. »

This repeats a point I talked about before: What « enough » fitness actually looks like​?

that’s it normal to ask these questions. We all crave reassurance that what we do really matters.

And if you’re looking for a place to start or recalibrate, A Beginner’s Guide to Nerd Fitness​ there are great frameworks to point you in the right direction.

But what if our fears are prey to a fitness industry obsessed with them optimization – fixating on details and exaggerating their importance? And as a Magic: The Gathering geek, I get it. i love insight into the details and fine-tuning of the system.

But if we focus too much on « perfect, » we can lose sight of how impactful the underlying things are. And how freaking AWESOME that you’re already working on these pieces. Don’t get me wrong, my message is not « Don’t worry about it! Just do the basics. »

For so many of the people I talk to, it’s this: You’re doing great now.

If you want to make some adjustments, great, but make sure you are too celebrate the foundation you are building. Fitness doesn’t have to be another thing to feel bad about.

Most of us already juggle so much: work, home, imperfect schedules, and limited time and energy.

The more people I talk to, the more I realize that what most people need is not more information – but confidence and clarity: that they are on the right track. That they do enough. this them are enough.

And often that clarity comes from understanding what you can do let goand not what else you need to add.

If you strength train several times a week, take short movement breaks throughout your day, or get in a few hours of general activity each week, you’re already doing it so very good.

Everything else? Details.

And sure, it can be fun to get lost in the details, but not at the expense of celebrating what you’ve already built.

Every repetition. Every break for a walk. Every little victory.

Everything counts.

– Matt