[pavel_lishin]

I think this definitely depends on your age.

I'm about to hit 40, and I'm definitely more motivated by being healthier in 20 years, than I am by random strangers lusting for me. (I mean, it's nice to have my spouse lust after me, but turns out she does that with my current body.)

[jvanderbot]

Speak for yourself. I'm 42 and married and I want my wife to feel pangs of healthy jealousy. I want all the benefits of the halo effect.

Being able to get up off the ground quickly or drag the kids around on a sled is also nice.

[mattgreenrocks]

Truly grokking the extent of the halo effect was a bit of a I-want-to-puke moment. I suppose I expected that attraction could be an intrinsic thing. I don't think it undoes that, FWIW, but things like the halo effect certainly throw fuel on the fire.

[pavel_lishin]

My motivation to do at least a little bit of exercise every day to build up a routine stems directly from my back aching when I pick up my kid. I don't want it to ache! I want to play with my kid :P

[nkingsy]

My back aches when I pick up my kids because of poor form on heavy deadlifts in my late 20s, 15 years ago.

[pavel_lishin]

This is why I'm not doing those, at least not until I pay a professional to teach me how to do it properly :P

[red-iron-pine]

aye. long standing back, knee, and hernia issues from working out hard in the Marines.

form and recovery count for a lot, people!

[snapcaster]

Hell yeah man, get after it