Learning to be disciplined , working out even when you don't " feel like it " , getting to be alright with physical discomfort , and pushing past what you thought were your limits is something that I get from working out. Seeing your body change , and seeing your strength increase is pretty sweet too.
Great point. Discipline is really what you are training for with physical fitness. People think that changing your frame of mind is some kind of magic thing that happens in our brains. It isn't. Just like muscle fibers, you need to excercise your neural subsystems regularly to change your mind set.
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