FITNESS IS THE WAY

The adjective “ascetic” derives from the ancient Greek term askēsis, which means “training” or “exercise”

Ascetic

Forget about money, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, entertainment, sex, food, etc. Asceticism is the future.

17th century, from Medieval Latin asceticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós), from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “I exercise”).

  1. Of or relating to ascetics
  2. Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure. 

Augment

From Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare (“to increase”), from Latin augmentum (“an increase, growth”), from augere (“to increase”).

  1. To increase; to make larger or supplement.
  2. To grow; to increase; to become greater.
  3. To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
  4. To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step
  5. To add an augment to.
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