Lifting Weights isn't a Hobby!

Lifting weights is NOT  a hobby. Or at least it shouldn't be viewed as such.

Lifting weights 2-4 days per week is a personal responsibility everyone has. It is a critical piece of personal health care.

It shouldn't matter if you don't enjoy it (you'll grow to enjoy it and if not, too bad). It's a necessary weekly activity.

Nobody enjoys paying taxes, but we're still responsible to do that.

Lifting weights is critical to physical and mental health, longevity, and preventing long term diseases and injuries.

It can take just 30 minutes (or even less) per session. 

If you are stuck and unsure what program to do or what exercises to do, simply follow my February Lifting Club Program here: https://www.30minutephysique.com/post/february-2026-lifting-club

I don't care if you need to get a gym membership to train, or if you buy a pair of adjustable dumbbells + a bench for your own personal courage corner at home, or if you just get an exercise mat, pullup bar or rings and train 100% with your own bodyweight. All 3 options are great and all 3 will provide the benefits we're seeking.

I work in a gym (and have worked in many gyms over the past decade and some change) and I see people all the time that would rather be somewhere else besides the gym. But they're checking into the gym and lifting weights at least a couple days per week anyway. Sure, some of them are just going through the motions and not training in a way that will produce jaw-dropping results, but at least they're in there moving against resistance, even half heartily. It's better than not moving at all. 

I have a bunch of clients that love exercise other than lifting weights/resistance training, but they realize that strength training is super important (and often regret not doing it earlier in life). They don't exactly know what to do, initially, and they would rather be outside hiking, skiing, rafting, fishing, riding bikes, running, rock climbing, or swimming (these people make up a large percentage of my clientele, currently). They hire me to teach them how to do this strength training thing. Then, they learn how to do it, but, often enough, they keep paying to see me every week because:

1. They need the accountability of a standing appointment to make sure they actually get to the gym 2-3 days per week.

2. They know I'm going to challenge them to do things that are uncomfortable, pushing them beyond what they would do themselves, since, again, they don't necessarily enjoy lifting weights compared to other things.

3. They value the weekly dose of entertainment and the fact that working with a trainer that's not a damp log can make exercise quite fun.

So, if you struggle to show up consistently or if you don't enjoy training and realize you're likely to fall off the wagon, put some financial skin in the game and hire a personal trainer.

Otherwise, hold yourself accountable, be an adult, and go to the gym (or garage or living room floor, wherever you train) 2-4 times every week for 30-60 minutes (I prefer 30-45) and take care of yourself. Building and maintaining a strong, capable, healthy mind and body is your personal responsibility. Nobody can take care of it for you.  

Strength training gives you lifelong independence and insurance for living a high quality life – with the side effect of a healthy body image – in a way nothing else in the world can do.

Stop thinking of lifting weights as a hobby. While some may enjoy the activity and, therefore, take it more seriously than others, it is a necessary weekly activity for everyone. Lifting weights is not a hobby. It's healthcare.