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Somewhat related, today I read "Researchers found that the foot's impact during walking sends pressure waves through the arteries that significantly modify and can increase the supply of blood to the brain." https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424141340.h...
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Precisely, one should quit all excuses! My father was prescribed to storvas (for cholesterol) over a decade ago... luckily he is an avid reader and soon found out what road the permanent meds lead to. He quit the meds and started working out consistently (never mind spondylitis which he combatted with bed rest) for 10 years (and still continuing). Today, he's over 50 and is killing it in every aspect in life. His min…
I just hate it. Not that I haven't tried. I've tried running, weights, walking. It's boring, and makes me feel tired and irritable. I just want to go to bed after exercise. Not my thing.
My problem with exercise is simply time. There are a million things I want to do and with a 10-7 work shift, I just can't do much. Staying 30 minutes longer happens easily so it's 7:30. Commuting to the gym would take another 20-30. 1h in the gym and it's 9 (or later). Commuting an hour home and it's 10. Go to supermarket, maybe cook something up and it could easily be 11 already. This leaves 1-2h max to do anything…
I've noticed Warren Buffett who is often logical about things speed walks when he goes from A to B which gives exercise and also saves time.
(A) He uses coupons. (B) He eats at McDonald's
Make of it what you will.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/warren-buffett-once-paid-for-...
My problem with exercise is simply time. There are a million things I want to do and with a 10-7 work shift, I just can't do much. Staying 30 minutes longer happens easily so it's 7:30. Commuting to the gym would take another 20-30. 1h in the gym and it's 9 (or later). Commuting an hour home and it's 10. Go to supermarket, maybe cook something up and it could easily be 11 already. This leaves 1-2h max to do anything…
You don't have to go to the gym to exercise. You could exercise at home, using bodyweight exercise and isometrics.[1][2] For aerobic exercise, you can (for example) run or jump rope. Neither of those requires a commute or gym membership.
One good way to get started is the r/bodyweightfitness Recommended Routine.[3]
[1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/
[2] - https://www.reddit.com/r/Isometrics/
[3] - https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommend...
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I cannot do it (excuses excuses I know) if there is no purpose. Exercise sake I find the most boring thing in the world and just don't do it although I know I should. Excercise to get somewhere on the other hand - not a problem. When I lived a 40minute bike ride from work, I enjoyed it and looked forward to it. When the daughter lived 30 minutes walk from school would walk her to school and run back (15 minutes - too…
"I cannot do it (excuses excuses I know) if there is no purpose. Exercise sake I find the most boring thing in the world and just don't do it although I know I should." You owe it to your friends and neighbors. Never mind the health benefits or nicer looks or fitting into smaller clothes - you owe it to everyone around you to be able to: - run for help - carry a body - move debris or pull a hose or help push a car -…
Do not say you're too busy to exercise. Your productivity is much higher when you exercise. Do not say you're too old to exercise. The older you are, the more crucial it is. Get in the habit. Start with even just 2 intense minutes a day. Once you're in the habit, you'll work out longer.
I can't really say I'm a fan of all the imperatives. I could even choose to consider them a bit on the rude side.
My problem with exercise is simply time. There are a million things I want to do and with a 10-7 work shift, I just can't do much. Staying 30 minutes longer happens easily so it's 7:30. Commuting to the gym would take another 20-30. 1h in the gym and it's 9 (or later). Commuting an hour home and it's 10. Go to supermarket, maybe cook something up and it could easily be 11 already. This leaves 1-2h max to do anything…
This is absolutely bizarre to me. The gyms in my area all open between 4am and 6am. The busiest times are the first hour or two after opening and early evening (after 5 or so).
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I just hate it. Not that I haven't tried. I've tried running, weights, walking. It's boring, and makes me feel tired and irritable. I just want to go to bed after exercise. Not my thing.
It could be a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_fatigue_syndrome
I'm actually in that boat right now. For the last few years I have struggled with an exercise program on and off. I have consistently had the experience that it initially makes me feel better, but then I hit a plateau of a certain level of progress that makes me increasingly tired as I try to "push through" and prone to getting every cold that wanders by. Well... guess who's typing this while wearing a heart monitor for a month? My diagnosis is not yet complete but at this point I'm fairly confident I have a condition where my heart goes into some serious atrial fibrillation, only while I am asleep [1], resulting in me not being aware that I may have a moderately-serious heart condition probably for quite a few years (quite possibly decades) until quite recently.
My point is not that you may have this exact problem I have. Delores12 is also correct that this is a known effect of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and as documented on HN that has recently been getting upgraded in the medical community from "ideopathic condition we're not sure we even believe in" to a real diagnosis with a real mechanism, and there are other things this can indicate. My point is "exercise actually makes me feel worse" is a potentially serious symptom of something, and rather than feeling guilty about it or getting moralized at by people who do not have this experience, I would strongly suggest going to a doctor, getting a physical if you haven't already had one, and finding a doctor who takes this seriously as a symptom if the physical doesn't find anything immediately.
I wish I had gone to the doctor earlier. I have some other local health issues that mean that even now I can't actually say what I did was irrational per se, indeed I even found some other issues I had in the meantime, but now I'm in a position where my condition is sufficiently bad that I'm beginning to feel like I'm in some sort of sleep deprivation torture experiment some days, worse than when I was a new parent, and I'm not joking or exaggerating for effect. Unfortunately the medical system is hard to make move faster than it wants to. If you can find what your problem is before then, you'll be happier.
[1]: I do not need people to pop up with the possible causes of this; I am currently engaged with the medical system and aware of the possibilities related to apnea, etc. (I have recorded myself at night and I do not seem to have a snoring problem, so if it is apnea it's the relatively unusual, but existing, no-snoring version. It may also simply be genetic as my mother is prone to it.)
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My workplace provides a nice gym. I lift during my lunch break.
Shower? For me, that makes the lunch break workout impractical :(
00:00 - 00:05 Change into workout clothes
00:05 - 00:40 Work out
00:40 - 00:45 Shower (yes a shower only takes 5 minutes if you're not just relaxing under the water)
00:45 - 00:55 Back into work clothes
00:55 - 01:00 Back to the desk
If you have a plan and don't waste time an hour is an exceptionally long time.
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Pretty much this. All you can do for most people is to be an example to them in this regard, and politely suggest getting some physical activity to them every now and then, if it comes up naturally in conversation. They're all adults, in this age of information they all the facts available for such decision.
You could say the same about getting people to save for retirement, but then we tried making 401k plans opt-out and participation increased. We can dramatically change behavior simply by changing the default. Sometimes there are obvious ways to do this--check here if you don't want to be an organ donor, click this link if you don't want half this raise/starting salary to automatically go into your 401k--and sometimes…
This is in Denmark, btw, probably one of the easiest countries to bike in.
I really don't know how to get people to start exercising.