The role of FOMO in wanting to move more
A good holiday, a good movie, a play a good meal, an old school reunion, a nice aquarium visit, a great beach, night sky or a really good drink.
These are things that people talk about and want to share the experience. It’s part of the human condition to feel like ‘I want to experience that!’.
Takeaway
There is lack of curiosity or explicit apathy towards physical capacity and movement. This lies at the heart of societal indifference towards the value of moving more and physical strength as a desirable human trait.
Movement and training can be constructive endeavours that can be communal, fun and build character. It’s not just quality of life as we age or improve health. It’s the confidence that comes from strength not being a constraint to a better life.
Most importantly, the ability to move, be strong and interact with our surroundings is as human as communicating, eating, sleeping, staring in awe at nature and having sex. Give movement a chance. You don’t have to learn to enjoy it, it is something we are built to enjoy if you give it a chance.