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New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by thomascgalvin »

sickcodebruh wrote: post #16

The only people I know who seem to feel really good about their COVID fitness levels are those who prioritized it before the pandemic and are so committed that they were willing and able to figure out alternatives. People who didn't prioritize it or struggled to get into sustainable schedules are doing poorly. Even some of my friends who had really good routines fell into pretty serious depressions at the start of it…

It's been impossible to buy any kind of home fitness equipment for a couple of months now. I've seen kettlebells going for $500 on Amazon.

People definitely thought they were going to jump into home fitness with both feet, but just like New Year's resolutions, I doubt that many of them stuck with it.

If I had to guess, there are two groups of people who are taking advantage of the quarantine to better their fitness routine: people who were already serious, and already had a home gym; and people who are doing something that doesn't take a whole lot of equipment, like yoga.

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Post by LukeJT »

randomfitnessq wrote: post #7
site-packages1 wrote: post #3

Anecdata: I have always wanted to do a full body exercise routine, gravitating toward body weight exercise. I _never_ wanted to deal with personal trainers and didn't really know where to start. I tried a few step-by-step guides over the years and always lost motivation. Always, sometimes relatively quickly. I'm healthy, skinny and do a lot of aerobic exercise and outdoor activities (soccer, frisbee, etc.), but I alw…

I've been looking for something exactly like that. Could you share the name of the app?

Not the parent, but I recently released my own workout app that does mostly the same kind of thing they describe [0].

I've been using it personally since COVID started (Same period of time that I developed it from a simple "May as well learn Flutter" app to something decent) and I've made good strength progress.

The website has only been up since yesterday, and some of the info is still placeholder (like the review from my Mum, haha). Any feedback appreciated.

[0] https://repfiniti.com

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by ilaksh »

user9909 wrote: post #2

When I look around the street and over 50% of people are seriously overweight, I tend to doubt this article.

I mean maybe what's motivating the golden age of fitness is the golden age of fatness. That's what's motivating my efforts. Don't want to have to buy new jeans again.

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by D895n9o33436N42 »

sickcodebruh wrote: post #16

The only people I know who seem to feel really good about their COVID fitness levels are those who prioritized it before the pandemic and are so committed that they were willing and able to figure out alternatives. People who didn't prioritize it or struggled to get into sustainable schedules are doing poorly. Even some of my friends who had really good routines fell into pretty serious depressions at the start of it…

I was fat before the pandemic. I continue to be fat during the pandemic. I will be fat after the pandemic is over. Fitness is for other people.

I’m doing great, thanks for asking. I drink good whiskey on my porch while I watch the bomb ass explosive sunsets that Florida is so famous for. I shoot projectile weapons into an earthen berm. I listen to my favorite synthwave playlists. I eat good food. I go to the beach.

Just because I’m fat doesn’t mean I’m doing poorly. In fact I’m willing to bet that I’m happier than most posers who go around telling everyone that they do CrossFit. (That my iPhone has capitalized CrossFit is alarming in itself...)

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by neutronicus »

thomascgalvin wrote: post #21
sickcodebruh wrote: post #16

The only people I know who seem to feel really good about their COVID fitness levels are those who prioritized it before the pandemic and are so committed that they were willing and able to figure out alternatives. People who didn't prioritize it or struggled to get into sustainable schedules are doing poorly. Even some of my friends who had really good routines fell into pretty serious depressions at the start of it…

It's been impossible to buy any kind of home fitness equipment for a couple of months now. I've seen kettlebells going for $500 on Amazon. People definitely thought they were going to jump into home fitness with both feet, but just like New Year's resolutions, I doubt that many of them stuck with it. If I had to guess, there are two groups of people who are taking advantage of the quarantine to better their fitness r…

The other side of the fitness coin is diet, and the two hours a day returned to me have been instrumental in improving that. People may come out of quarantine simultaneously less fit and less fat.

Fitness-wise, there's only so much you can do with a 4-8-month-old in a third-floor apartment, but jogging a couple miles with a stroller is kind of nice at any rate.

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Post by IMTDb »

D895n9o33436N42 wrote: post #24
sickcodebruh wrote: post #16

The only people I know who seem to feel really good about their COVID fitness levels are those who prioritized it before the pandemic and are so committed that they were willing and able to figure out alternatives. People who didn't prioritize it or struggled to get into sustainable schedules are doing poorly. Even some of my friends who had really good routines fell into pretty serious depressions at the start of it…

I was fat before the pandemic. I continue to be fat during the pandemic. I will be fat after the pandemic is over. Fitness is for other people. I’m doing great, thanks for asking. I drink good whiskey on my porch while I watch the bomb ass explosive sunsets that Florida is so famous for. I shoot projectile weapons into an earthen berm. I listen to my favorite synthwave playlists. I eat good food. I go to the beach. J…

I fail to see how this is relevant to OP's question about the demographic of people buying home gym equipment since you are obviously not one of them.

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by colanderman »

thomascgalvin wrote: post #17
jeffreyrogers wrote: post #8

Based on my social circle, no. A few people I know used the lockdown as an opportunity to improve their diet, find ways to exercise that don't require access to a gym, etc. but the majority have just gained weight, gotten more online, and generally become less healthy.

One definite benefit I've noticed is the lack of eating out. When I was commuting to Boston every day, most of my eating was based on convenience or opportunity; I was out of the house for twelve to thirteen hours a day, and taking the time to make a meal just wasn't realistic. Now that I'm home all day, prepared-at-home meals are not just more realistic, they're (for the most part) the only option. And this doesn't…

Same here. I've lost 20 lbs – without trying – now that I'm no longer eating from a Boston food truck every day. Bouts of depression played a part no doubt, but the fact that I'm no longer shoveling down a giant bowl of Sa Pa or too-large wrap from Falafel King for lunch has gotta be a big part of it. Prolly saving a ton of money in the process too.

Apropos to the article, the dumbbells and rower I've owned since long before the pandemic are finally getting regular use now, mostly because I'm bored.

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by thomascgalvin »

neutronicus wrote: post #25
thomascgalvin wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's been impossible to buy any kind of home fitness equipment for a couple of months now. I've seen kettlebells going for $500 on Amazon. People definitely thought they were going to jump into home fitness with both feet, but just like New Year's resolutions, I doubt that many of them stuck with it. If I had to guess, there are two groups of people who are taking advantage of the quarantine to better their fitness r…

The other side of the fitness coin is diet , and the two hours a day returned to me have been instrumental in improving that. People may come out of quarantine simultaneously less fit and less fat. Fitness-wise, there's only so much you can do with a 4-8-month-old in a third-floor apartment, but jogging a couple miles with a stroller is kind of nice at any rate.

This might be a case where perfect is the enemy of good.

People overestimate how much and how hard they have to work to make a positive impact on their fitness. You don't need to join Crossfit, run ten miles a day, or lift for forty-five minutes, five days a week.

For someone who is sedentary, jogging a couple of miles with a stroller is a huge improvement. So is twenty minutes of yoga.

Consistency is more important than going all-out, all the time.

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