Arnold Schwarzenegger started his daily newsletter in January to help people become fitter. Schwarzenegger provided short but effective workouts with equally effective diet advice. However, he didn’t stop at physical health advice. The seven-time Mr. Olympia also highlighted issues like sleep, mental health, and more. In his latest newsletter, the bodybuilding icon presented his readers with a challenge.

Every week, the bodybuilding legend issues a challenge to his readers that helps them make positive changes in their lives. This week, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s challenge was about building friendships as an adult. As adults find it difficult to make new friends, Arnie explained the reason behind the loneliness epidemic and offered a possible solution.

Why are people finding it so hard to make friends?

Arnold Schwarzenegger named the segment ‘The Friendship Crisis’ before writing about why he was addressing the issue. Arnie wrote that many people have asked him about how they are incapable of making friends. “You said making friends as an adult is nearly impossible for you, and you?re struggling,”?wrote the 76-year-old in Arnold’s Pump Club. So he pointed out why that might be the case.

While admitting he wasn’t an expert in interpersonal relationships, Arnie made an eye-opening statement. The former bodybuilding champion stated he made friends?“by going out to places in the real world.”?From his personal experience, Schwarzenegger felt that people have made their phones their friends. He also felt people spend a lot more time alone at home.

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“To build friendship, you have to make phone calls and FaceTimes, you have to check in, you have to invite them to your house, you have to visit their house, you have to make an effort,”?said the five-time Mr. Universe. Arnie also said another component is curiosity, as some of his best friends were drawn to his curious nature. However, Schwarzenegger didn’t state his way to the solution.

Arnold Schwarzenegger aims to put an end to loneliness

The bodybuilding icon wrote his readers might think Schwarzenegger would tell them to go out, be curious, and talk to new people. While Arnie hoped people would try what he did, he didn’t want the solution to come as an instruction from a singular perspective.

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“The challenge is to send me your ideas about how you?ve met new friends as an adult so that we can share them with the members of the village who need a little help,”?he wrote. The seven-time Mr. Olympia explained that he needed everyone’s help to find a solution for the complex issue. Arnie urged everyone to reply with their perspective under the subject line:?”Terminate Loneliness.”

Arnie wrote he would share these emails with his?“village”?in the coming weeks. What did you think about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s initiative? Tell us in the comments.