Beware of Ignorant People

There will always be ignorant people in your life.  Today I decided that I wanted to discuss this in my blog.  This post will probably not be as upbeat as my blogs normally are because I will tell you that these kind of people just don't tickle my fancy.


My workout partner and I had the pleasure of working out outdoors one day this week, Mother Nature has been kind to us.  We are working out and both busting our humps.  Now my workout buddy works with little kids and through our workout a bunch of her little guys were yelling her name.  Now many of you might think that this sounds cute, but after 20 minutes it sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard.  While the workout is happening she is busting her hump, even thought it is hard to concentrate with all the little eyes watching her. 

The workout consists of sprints, lunges, burpees, bench push ups, and more.  It is a difficult workout for me.  It is a more difficult workout for my partner because we are at different fitness levels.  The amount of energy and hard work that she puts in in nothing short of will power and HEART.  When we are all finished we feel accomplished and relieved that the kids have stopped screaming. 

So yesterday, my hard working, strong kick-ass partner, goes the work and has a "lovely" conversation with her coworker.  Her coworker (We'll call her Ignoramus) states that she saw her working out yesterday.  This is where a normal person would say, "Great Job! "  Instead she says, "How come the other girl was working harder than you were? I saw her doing sprints and you were doing other things." 

Now this is where my rant comes in:
Unless you workout yourself you have no idea the amount of effort that goes into a hard workout.
You have no idea the exertion level of another person. 
While I may have been running a little bit faster, I assure you Ignoramus that she was working way harder than I was. 
She burned more calories then I did, and she also had more class then you ever will.
Why? Because she is willing to put in effort and show up for a workout while you just piss a free gym membership away.   

I can't stand people who have no idea how hard it is to change your life around, or people who have no idea how hard you work during a workout.  I also can't stand when you look like "A Two Ton Tony"  (As a former fat gal I can say this) and you feel the need to critique someone who is actually trying to do something about their weight. 

If you have someone like this in your life that is bringing you down.  I hope you kick them to the curb.  Better yet, why not invite them to workout with you and see how hard it is.  I guarantee you they would not stand a chance.  Well, at least Ignoramus would not last a minute on the field with my partner.  She's just that BAD ASS.