Day 339: On Appreciating Your Body
第339天：关于珍爱自己的身体
When all is said and done, the most important thing is to respect and appreciate the body you have. It’s great to strive for physical perfection, but the journey matters more than the destination.
说来说去，最重要的是尊重和关爱自己的身体。
追求完美的身体固然很好， 努力追求身体的完美固然很好，但过程比结果更为重要。
—Al Kavadlo
If you have a car, you probably regularly take it to the carwash. You drive it carefully in order not to scratch it or ding it. You respect it and appreciate it because it’s your vehicle.
如果你有一辆车，你可能会定期去洗车。
你小心翼翼地驾驶它，以免刮花或撞坏。
你尊重它，关爱它，因为它是你的座驾。
Sadly, while most people take great pains to keep their cars pristine, they don’t think about their bodies in the same way. They fail to notice that while a car is replaceable, their body is the only body they’re ever going to get.
令人惋惜的是，尽管大多数人都会竭尽全力让自己的爱车维持崭新之态，然而他们却不会以相同的方式去对待自己的身体。
他们没有意识到，汽车是可替换的，而他们的身体却是独一无二的。
If you’re constantly failing to introduce healthy habits, think of it as an expression of respect toward your body. I know, it sounds cheesy, but ultimately many people fail to care for their bodies because they never adopt a good, empowering metaphor to help them in their efforts.
倘若您在培育健康生活习惯时频频受挫，那么就将此视作是对自己身体的尊重。
我深知，此般言论听起来或许稍显陈腐老套，然而追根溯源，很多人之所以不爱惜自己的身体，是因为他们从来没有采用一个积极的、有激励作用的隐喻来助力他们的努力。
Make exercise primarily about self-respect and appreciation for your body, and not an obsession to build a perfect body (which often leads to so much pressure that people completely give up). It doesn’t matter if you’re obese, if you can’t run for more than a minute, or if you can’t perform a single push-up. What matters right here and right now is to learn to start caring for your body in the same way as you care for your other prized possessions.
让锻炼成为尊重和珍爱自己身体的主要方式，而非痴迷于塑造完美身形（此般往往会致使自身承受莫大压力，进而全然放弃锻炼）。
倘若您体态肥胖，倘若您跑步持续不了一分钟，抑或倘若您连一个俯卧撑都无法完成，这皆无关紧要。
于此刻而言，最为重要之事乃是学会如同珍视其他珍稀财产那般珍视自己的身体。
Once healthy living becomes a habit (just like taking your car to the carwash or cleaning your house), then you can set more specific fitness goals to further strengthen your body. For now, your only preoccupation should be to change your actions so that they manifest your respect toward the only body you have.
一旦将健康生活化作一种惯常之态（犹如驾车去洗车抑或清扫房间那般），您便能设定更为具体的健身目标，从而进一步提升体质。
当下，您唯一需付诸行动的便是转变自身的行为举止，使之能够彰显出您对于自身这独一无二躯体的尊崇。
