Tolerance and Fitness

Fitness in Philosophy

In this episode James and Robby discuss the connection between the concept of tolerance and fitness.

At base level, tolerance is defined as: showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviors that one does not necessarily agree with

So, how does this relate to fitness/health?

There are so many fitness and nutrition fads, cleanses and programs that are money making-schemes, false or outright harmful.

What are our responsibilities as fitness professionals to tolerate things with which we disagree?

For example, say a fitness client wants to do a 1000 calorie a day diet, but you know that would be harmful. Should you "tolerate" them doing it to let them learn their lesson about how 1000 calories a day is not the right approach long-term?

Should we tolerate the existence of fast food, candy bars, and soda even though we know they are objectively bad for our health?

Is there a higher good to tolerating fitness practices you disagree with to allow for a variety and diversity of ways of approaching fitness and health?

What sorts of actions can and should we take against things we disagree with in the health and fitness realms?

Take pickeball and ebikes for example. If we think these are true examples of the erosion of physical fitness how best to we go about combatting them while still tolerating their existence legally?

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