This is my final GlibFit post. I have been writing GlibFit for over three years and I’m a little burned out. It has been a pleasure to write this recurring post and I want to bring my tenure to a close while it still feels that way.

To everyone who has ever expressed their appreciation for a post, thank you. It feels great to know someone got something from what I wrote. I’m not a fitness guru and the vast majority of what I wrote came from other peoples’ research, ideas, and/or programs. It’s rewarding to know this has done some good for some of you.

Along the way, I have managed to turn off some of you with some more strident takes on fitness. That was never my intention. I have presented multiple views in the belief that different things work for different people. This includes people who are motivated by extreme performance. My goal has always been to get everyone to find their own workable path to fitness.

If there is a lesson to be taken away from what I have presented, it is that there isn’t one right way to get and/or stay fit. The lot of you has different interests, desires, ailments, time constraints, life constraints, environments, weather, etc. No matter who you are and your circumstances, there is some type of fitness program that can work for you. You just need to find it. It may take some experimentation. So, experiment. If you tried something that didn’t work for you. It isn’t a failure. It was an experimental result. Now, go do another experiment.

Which leads me to one other point. This all starts with you. There is no substitute for you getting up and moving. No one can do this for you. You must do it. For nearly everyone, this means carving out some time on a regular basis to get it done. It may mean giving up something. But you get so much in return. When you consider the short- and long-term benefits, I can’t think of a better return on time and effort.

My final point is whatever you do, and it can be a variety of things, you have to do it regularly. Reading a book on stretching isn’t the same thing as consistently stretching. Finding the right exercises to address your ailments isn’t the same thing as consistently doing those exercises. Find a way, your way, of regularly exercising. That’s how you improve, however you define improve. That’s how you feel good from the endorphins in your system and your personal sense of accomplishment/satisfaction/pride.

It’s New Year’s Day and my final music link in this recurring post. I seriously thought about going out with a Steel Panther (nsfw; count the cameos) link depicting Glibertarian New Year’s Eve. But the right way is with a Chafedroll.

Editor’s Note: Glibs really appreciates Chafed’s work for us over the past three years. GlibFit is a beloved staple of our website and will be missed. Editing this column has been an enjoyable part of my Sunday morning routine. Starting next week this timeslot will be filled by The Hyperbole who will bring us a weekly column on mental fitness. –Tonio