There has to be another way(lemmy.world)

posted 5 months ago

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Noobnarski@lemmy.world

16 points

5 months ago

To the people who dont feel better after excercise, maybe you just haven’t found a sport or excercise that you like?

For me it is biking but yours could be different.

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ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world

19 points

5 months ago

People who try to start an exercise activity very commonly do too much their first time(s) at it, and end up injuring themselves or hurting too much which makes it hard to continue and even harder to start doing it again after they inevitably quit. The best thing to do is to start with something absurdly small - like biking a half-mile, walking (or running) 200 feet, or driving to the gym and then driving home without even going inside - and then very gradually ramp things up. The most important thing is to establish exercising as a regular habit, and then worry about turning it into actual physically effective exercise later on.

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bss03@infosec.pub

8 points

5 months ago

I dislike exercising, I often have to “parent” myself into starting, I have to fight the urge to stop several times during a session, and I almost always feel worse immediately after. Sore, tired, sweaty, or various other uncomfortableness, and I haven’t found a recovery activity that erases that temporary badness.

But, my life when I’m not exercising has gotten better, and it’s at least partially due to the exercise.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works

5 points

5 months ago

Well, maybe try something else. For example:

swimming - can’t be sweaty of you’re surrounded by water
cycling - do errands on your bike; you’ll still be tired and sweaty, but at least you also got groceries
hiking - see nature and get the exercise for free

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bss03@infosec.pub

2 points

5 months ago

I have tried swimming and hiking, and while I can enjoy doing those activities, I fail to maintain an elevated heart rate if I’m enjoying them.

I live in a rural area, the Grocery store I use is 15+ miles up a US Hwy.with narrow/shoulders in places. I can’t do errands on a bike. I haven’t actually been on a normal bike in years, but on the stationary bikes at the gym, it’s another scenario where I won’t maintain my heart rate.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works

1 point

5 months ago

What about a local library? Fruit vendor?

I’m in a suburban/semi-rural area (some farms, and lots of single family homes), so I’m spoiled for choice, but anything that’s within about 5 miles is perfect for running errands on a bicycle.

As for elevated heart rate, I guess that comes down to personality. I’m very competitive, so I like to see how fast I can do things, and very much dislike doing anything slowly. When I hike, I pass other hikers; when I cycle, I set time goals; when I swim, I try to increase the number of laps; when I lift weights, I try to increase weight or reps (I target 5-10 reps with “one in the tank”). If you’re not competitive, I can see how motivating yourself could be difficult though.

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bss03@infosec.pub

1 point

5 months ago

There are places I could get to on a bike, but none that are currently in my routine errands. I suppose I could hit the post office on the bike.

I set time goals for my 5k treadmill sessions, but I only meet then by converting over to a pace and setting the treadmill there. I continue to increase my weights, too, though I generally don’t go up until I can do an “extra” set.

I get close to the NIH recommendations and I keep pushing myself to be better, and I still dislike exercising. It’s just non-optional maintenance for this shell until I can shed it.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works

3 points

5 months ago

Exercise for its own sake sucks, which is why I like replacing other things I need to do anyway with something that includes exercise. When I lift weights, I listen to podcasts or audiobooks between sets, and when I was in school, I would do pushups or situps as a study break. My first job was about 10 miles from home, so I would ride my bike 2-3x/week (we had a shower), which would take 35-45min, which was about twice what driving would take, but I’d get home and have already gotten my exercise for the day.

I honestly can’t just do exercise for its own sake, it needs to be accompanied by some other activity I enjoy or need to do.

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4 points

5 months ago

I’m not sure why but I find pretty much all excercise mind numbingly boring. I found that walking my dog in the park is a lot more stimulating mentally because you gotta look out for your little critter and she always does interesting things. The only thing is she gets cold easily so I can only walk her properly in the summer…

Dog tax: https://imgur.com/a/rEII2ih

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fluckx@lemmy.world

3 points

5 months ago

Unfortunately it’s not that simple. :(

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