Honestly, if you go to the gym 3+ times a week, you're not doing what the average person does. You're doing above average. In fact if you're doing that consistently you're a gym hobbyist. Going to the gym that much is a life style change, which is what's required to get that celebrity body.
I think it's silly to expect everyone to be able to go to the gym 3+ times a week. Not everyone has the time for it. And even if they do, they may lack the proper diet or the genetics, or they aren't doing workouts with perfect form and efficiency to get that toned, ripped body. And it might frustrate them every time they go to the gym, see a guy buffer than them or just look in the mirror that they are not ripped enough, not attractive enough, not worth enough. And so when someone is feeling like this telling them how easy it is for you to be really fit is probably reading the room horribly.
And the problem with many of the responses here is people want to brag about how easily they can achieve ideal body types or how best to achieve ideal body types or what exactly is required to achieve ideal body types. That's not helping people with body image issues because the problem comes not from their body but their mind. Going on about how you can easily get this body type is just telling them that "yes, everything you thought about what your body should be is true." We should be telling people they don't need to be buff. Be as in shape as you need to for your health. Everything else is just vanity.
I say this as someone who goes to the gym at least 3 times a week.
Nobody here is arguing that going to the gym 3 or more times a week is the norm.
We're saying you can go to the gym 3 or more times a week if you have a regular ass lifestyle (full-time job, rich social life, some kids) outside of that.
We never even said it was easy, we just said it was wholly compatible with an average lifestyle. And it is. Claiming otherwise is being dishonest and isn't actually helping anyone.
Being fit should always be solely about what makes you feel good in your body, which shouldn't be skewed by what the outside world is telling you you should look like.
I'm well aware my genes as far as fitness goes are sitting well north of the vast majority of the population, as I've stated here many times. Nobody should be modeling their fitness goals after my own because I'm almost guaranteed to be able to get further, faster than they are.
And still, I struggle with body image. It never really stops for anybody, which is a testament to how unhealthily programmed we are to reach an ideal that almost nobody needs to be at to be happy.
That conversation should be completely divorced from the reality that being fit as hell still isn't some unattainable barrier for most people. Me saying "you shouldn't assume you couldn't reach that goal with the right diet and training" is not me passing judgement on anyone who could, but doesn't care enough to. Most people don't care enough to reach "Marvel hero" status, including a large percentage of said heroes who just do it because it's part of their job description.
We've all got our priorities, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with someone prioritizing other aspects of their lives over looking like Thor.