Does your gym culture support your fitness? an example

We often mention how important it is to have a group around you that supports your fitness but this aspect and the culture of the gym are both rarely talked about. Here we have an example that I’d like to share with you.

Gymgoer Dana is now doing pullups with 8kg, not something you see a lot of elsewhere. She had this ability before she worked out here but never developed it. Why not?

Here she is doing dips with 24kg:

Again, not something you see everyday and certainly not at the public sports centers. Dana was introduced to these ideas by another member at our gym who pushed her to try it out and see if she could do it. And she did. Now she’s developing into a very well-rounded, powerful athlete.

Supporting your fitness habit is a big part of the process and that’s really hard here in Taiwan, where fitness is actually frowned upon. You can surround yourself with a culture of success or settle for the culture of failure already around most of us.