Kurzgesagt did a video on exercise! It's a good watch, and it shows that while exercise is not a cure for all that ail's ya, it does increase your overall quality of life.

Of course don't overdo it- during lockdown I began to run a 5k a day during my lunch break. I set Sunday as a recovery day, but still I was 25 and had the last bits of my "made out of rubber and magic" era, so ya know, I'd stretch for 60 seconds and call it good.

I'm still very active, and I switch between running and climbing, but only after being sidelined for 2 weeks to take care of my IT band. I now have to stretch for a good 15-30 minutes before and after. My recovery day now is a good yoga stretching session.

Thank God I am self employed so I have time in the day for it, but still, exercise is awesome but you need to be careful and do it right. You only get one body, so take care of it. It's the best instrument you will ever own.

Anyway, time to hit the wall with my buddy and then grab an IPA. 🍻

I gotta tell you, i've been doing this and it's turned out to be a big fat fucking lie.

I'm one of those forever-exceptions to many rules. I don't doubt that exercise is good for me, but it has never made me feel better or happier. Lots of people report pleasure from physical activity, but all I ever get is pain. Oh, and no, I'm not a disgusting slab of fat, my BMI is 21.

If only it wouod magically work mentally too

No amount of variety of exercise made it worthwhile MENTALLY

it never turned into something I looked forward to, to the point I slowly turned to a lot less than I started out with (over many months)

To me personally, things like runners high never once are something I even came close to

wtf is exercise people? lmao people losing it

I was single when the pan hit and had no car so I was super isolated. I lost 25 lbs walking and listening to podcasts. I regained that weight when I got a car, got a partner, and moved to a place that isn’t conducive to walking (rough neighborhood).

It was in the Olympics. Also going to plug: https://lemmy.world/c/running and https://lemmy.ml/c/fitness

This works for the first few years but here I am in my 40s, running 1000km per year and still gaining weight.

Counter-example: tried to exercise, ended up doing more harm than good. Walking always made me barely able to move for a couple of days and continued trying, even once every few days, still hurt me, got worse, and I think it's responsible for how I am now (severe sciatic nerve damage).

Fuck exercise.

I miss walking regularly.