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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 Buldak »

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…

The pandemic disrupted my fitness regimen because it disrupted my daily routine in general. Ironically, I found that I had more free time to run, but ran less and was somewhat listless in general. (It didn't help that all of my races got canceled, too.) I've only recently returned to my pre-Covid weekly mileage.

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Post by sushid »

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 wholeheartedly disagree. I had a good fitness routine pre-COVID and the lack of a work-life balance and proper gym equipment has definitely made me less fit in the last ~5 months. I'd say this is generally true amongst my group of friends as well.

For instance, I had a friend who was avidly taking muay thai lessons for the last few years give it up for the time being since it's not feasible to recreate that experience in his own 1BR.

A lot of people are doing what they can with freeweights and online classes but it's just not the same.

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

sukilot wrote: post #53
kking50 wrote: post #15

It's not a new golden age of fitness. There may be a short-term boon, but people's motivation will eventually nose dive without social interaction. "Previously, 50% of gym-goers quit after 6 months." Why would you not expect the same thing to happen with people's quarantine workout motivations? We're still within the first 6 months of quarantine.

The best hope is (a) social pressure to attend class, with (b) class costs plummeting due to logistics and competition. However, the glut of supply may make it hard for people to cluster together into classes

>The best hope is (a) social pressure to attend class //

By class I assume you mean some sort of organised fitness events? Do people do that for social reasons - I'd have thought the primary reason was not wanting to wobble like a jelly when you walk up the road; then perhaps longevity??

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by [deleted] »

renewiltord wrote: post #79
lnanek2 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Definitely not my experience. I was going to the gym regularly before: lifting weights and cycling. Post pandemic I've lost 5 pounds thanks to cycling outdoors, swimming outdoors, lugging heavy bags camping in the wilderness, Ring Fit, Just Dance, Box VR, Audica, Beat Saber, yoga and pilates TV shows, and first one set of resistance bands and now a second more advanced set. Started doing acroyoga with my girlfriend,…

> > 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. > Definitely not my experience. I was going to the gym regularly before: lifting weights and cycling. Post pandemic I've lost 5 pounds thanks to cycling outdoors, swimming outdoors, lugging heavy bags…

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Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by [deleted] »

wonderwonder wrote: post #65
lnanek2 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Definitely not my experience. I was going to the gym regularly before: lifting weights and cycling. Post pandemic I've lost 5 pounds thanks to cycling outdoors, swimming outdoors, lugging heavy bags camping in the wilderness, Ring Fit, Just Dance, Box VR, Audica, Beat Saber, yoga and pilates TV shows, and first one set of resistance bands and now a second more advanced set. Started doing acroyoga with my girlfriend,…

Prior to the pandemic I had from 8 - 2 each day to work out as my kids were in school. With the kids home now its pretty difficult. Compounding this is that I cant actually take them anywhere to blow off steam, and outside time is pretty limited as its crazy hot outside (I am in the south). The pandemic has really not been conducive to me remaining fit. Young kids complicate things massively. Also have no friends rig…

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Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by mrslave »

jarjoura wrote: post #112
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…

Woah there cowboy. I've been on waiting lists for any serious at home gym equipment since April. Not a peep, but I refuse to pay Marketplace/Craigslist scalpers. I was lucky to get resistance bands and those have been working well at least. Having a long ass commute and a dog to attend to meant my life was pretty much office and home. I was always too exhausted to consider a serious workout routine. However, since sh…

1 kettlebell. 1 jump rope. Thank me later. ;-)

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by musicale »

Well, Ring Fit Adventure has been sold out everywhere for months (except for opportunistic resellers who are selling it at a huge markup over MSRP.) It's pretty good if you can snag a copy at the regular price.

As long as the lockdown continues, I expect people will continue home-based exercise, and are more likely to prepare their own food as well.

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by musicale »

Solvitieg wrote: post #146
jarjoura wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Woah there cowboy. I've been on waiting lists for any serious at home gym equipment since April. Not a peep, but I refuse to pay Marketplace/Craigslist scalpers. I was lucky to get resistance bands and those have been working well at least. Having a long ass commute and a dog to attend to meant my life was pretty much office and home. I was always too exhausted to consider a serious workout routine. However, since sh…

I feel like I've been transported to an alternate reality where people argue home gyms are better than real gyms and working from home is without consequence. This reality seems heavily biased by people with long commutes.

It isn't just the commutes - I've had a number of good commutes that I enjoy, particularly bicycle commutes.

Unfortunately most companies that I have worked with (or might work with) seem to have adopted productivity-killing open plan offices, which are absolutely terrible.

Even when I spend 8 hours in a horrible open plan office, I end up doing most of my actual work at home. The office hours are simply to keep supervisors happy, to attend mandatory (often unnecessary) meetings, and to remain visible.

Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?

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Post by CarbyAu »

Fan of "You Are Your Own Gym" - YAYOG. Bodyweight exercises, some with props like a towel etc. App has adjustable workouts, optional demo videos.

I do harder resistance versions of an exercise for muscle - easier, more reps for cardio.

MOST IMPORTANT:train your motivation.

Do the exercise. Don't avoid it. But go easy on yourselves people!

Go easy physically: It's fair you(and me) are a bit out of shape. Don't go hard and smash yourself, then never do it again. Make it a task as easy as folding washing. It may be a boring necessity but you don't fear washing do you? Take care of your limits!

Go easy mentally: Talk to yourself the way you would talk to someone else. IE No supposedly motivational "Lets get to work fatty/tryhard/retard!" in your own head.

Maybe a simple "It is easy to do, lets get this done. :-)"

You deserve as much respect from yourself as from others. If you are prone to such negative mental thoughts, say it out loud, talk to yourself quite literally and hear how mean it is. You are the only person you will be with every moment of your life, be nice.

Edit:streamlined text a bit.

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