A new term, “exercise guilt,” has cropped up in the past few years to capture the disappointment we feel when our fitness goals go unmet. When we fall short, we get dispirited and are less likely to exercise at all, putting us at risk for a host of destructive physical and psychic effects, which compromise high performance. Like any unmet goal we set for ourselves, it’s helpful to ask, is this guilt the result of falling short or shooting too long?
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Most of us know that physical fitness is good for our health. We need it to be the best version of ourselves in our work and our lives. For young professionals specifically, it’s been called the most important factor of success. It increases energy, productivity, cognitive acuity, mood management, collegiality, and more. But it also has the ability to make us feel really bad.
