17/09/2026
One of the best lines I read in a book recently was:
“Quitting your job to start a business makes as much sense as buying a bigger when you don’t like the person you are sleeping with.”
It was in the book “The Road Less Stupid”, and while the author (Keith Cunningham) was talking about business, it made a lot of sense to me in a fitness context as well.
Because too often people look for bigger beds when the one they have is perfect.
If they’d use it.
But it can be more exciting to chase after the next thing, instead of really honing in on, and trusting the process.
The Road Less Stupid is essentially about asking the right questions in business.
So a good fitness question is “Are you genuinely making the efforts necessary for progress before searching for miracle results?”
Are you looking for supplements to cover up for a lack of quality nutrition.
Maybe you’re guzzling coffee because your sleep routine is far from optimal.
You could be using GLP’s to help weight loss but are still neglecting conditioning and weight training because the scale has gone down - not the right approach.
As we always say in The Fitness Society, ther’s two things you should ensure with your health and fitness regime:
1. Enjoying it, and realising you’re training for life, not just the next workout.
2. Playing the long game and not taking short cuts with your health.
Another brilliant line from “The Road Less Stupid” is:
“We self-sabotage when we look for the one massive thing that can be the game changer. We tend to want the results immediately. We want to get from where we are to where we want to be in fifteen minutes - no fuss, no muss, no sweat.”
Definitely one to reflect on if you’re approaching the last quarter of 2026 not quite in the shape you wanted to be.
Then post reflection go and set up a long term fitness plan, that you’ll enjoy…
Send us a DM if you feel like you could do with some help on this!
