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/^t/Besides those ever-struggling and never-satisfied practitioners of exercise, there is another set of people who suffers from the idea of fitness as well, for some other reasons, however. These are the flabby, timid and irresolute, who would like to say yes to exercise, but who lack the courage to put on the tracksuit and run out, in fear of changing their fixed image born in mind by their relatives, acquaintances and neighbours. Shyness or the fear of being possibly ridiculed paralises them, and so they stay home, torn apart by the attacking wishes and the cooling fear, totally unhappy. Most often they become by-standers or viewers of the events which they cannot dare to take part in themselves. Their personal motivation is much lower than that of the maniacs, which results from that they would often take up exercising for just pleasure and good health and not for the necessity to reform the appalling appearance.