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How little exercise can you get away with?

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Re: How little exercise can you get away with?

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Post by unparagoned »

dingaling wrote: post #93
sublinear wrote: post #48

Lift weights. Do it multiple times a day and chase that pump. Do it for stress relief. Do it to help you fall asleep. Do it to wake up. It's not all about cardio. Your muscles are such a significant part of your metabolism and far too many people avoid strength training. A ton of problems that arise while aging are ultimately hormonal. Even your skin improves. Cardiovascular health begins here. People are literally r…

> far too many people avoid strength training. Yes, because it hurts. Lifting weights is sore and exhausting. You're never going to persuade rhe plurality of people to improve their physical condition by enduring pain, it needs to be engaging and appealing.

I think the key thing is to make people aware of the consequences of their choices. If people are completely aware of how much they are fucking up their life fine, that’s on them. Many people don’t realise just how much of a big impact it has. Is not just physical health. For mental health nothing beats exercise.

Re: How little exercise can you get away with?

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Post by jodrellblank »

JohnMakin wrote: post #106
filoleg wrote: post #104

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Wait, seriously? I broke my arm late last year in NYC pretty badly, ended up having to get a surgery for carpal tunnel release + a titanium plate implanted. Doctor told me I needed to do physical therapy for a few months after the surgery (which made perfect sense, because I could barely move/rotate my wrist, no finger/grip strength, and my mobility range was abysmal). I searched for a reputable PT place nearby that…

your experience is not everyone’s.

Nobody claimed it was.

Re: How little exercise can you get away with?

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Post by jodrellblank »

JohnMakin wrote: post #19
delis-thumbs-7e wrote: post #11

How about you instead of trying to “get away with” as little exercise as possible you found a way to move your body that you genuinely enjoy? One should not optimise away sleep, nutrition and exercise. Yes we live in a ridiculous fitness and gym boom, but weight training might not actually be a good fit to most people. I love having to psych myself to lift big amounts of steel, I’m ok with bit of pain etc. - mostly p…

Some people have disabilities or physical limitations.

Nobody claimed otherwise.

Re: How little exercise can you get away with?

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Post by jodrellblank »

JohnMakin wrote: post #83
Legend2440 wrote: post #49

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If you are in this situation, you should see a physical therapist. Exercise is even more important if you have a disability, because your muscles will atrophy from disuse and cause even greater disability. E.g. if you stop moving your leg because you have a bad knee, you will now have a bad knee and a weak leg. If you go to PT and do exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knee, it can take load off the joint…

Luckily PT is cheap and affordable and available under most us insurance plans.

Nobody claimed that.

Re: How little exercise can you get away with?

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Post by jodrellblank »

JohnMakin wrote: post #66
delis-thumbs-7e wrote: post #44

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There’s even Paralympics in this world. People with disabilities do sports, although obviously it complicates things.

Those people are world class athletes. Lots of disabilities cause physical activity to be extraordinarily painful or difficult.

> "Lots of disabilities cause physical activity to be extraordinarily painful or difficult."

Nobody claimed otherwise.

Re: How little exercise can you get away with?

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

delis-thumbs-7e wrote: post #11

How about you instead of trying to “get away with” as little exercise as possible you found a way to move your body that you genuinely enjoy? One should not optimise away sleep, nutrition and exercise. Yes we live in a ridiculous fitness and gym boom, but weight training might not actually be a good fit to most people. I love having to psych myself to lift big amounts of steel, I’m ok with bit of pain etc. - mostly p…

Because there are people that don't find it enjoyable.

I like windsurf a lot, but the cost and effort make me treat it like a "for fun, occasional activity".

I do not like going to the gym, but I go 3 times per week for weight lifting and 2 times a week for HIIT (incidentally, I kinda like punching the heavy bag for 30 minutes).

Either way, I'd rather play videogames (I am very passionate indie gamer) or play board games.

All of this to say: no, don't give this advice, it doesn't work for everybody.

What worked for me is tricking my brain into thinking it's part of work. I cannot skip it, it's important, it's work for my body.

I do like all the rewards it brings,but I have to fight against my will every time.

I am 3 years in and I haven't skipped a single session, so I'd say I figured it out.

Re: How little exercise can you get away with?

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

xnx wrote: post #54
daseiner1 wrote: post #38

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walking, walking, walking, walking having a well-rounded diet and getting an hour of walking in daily is like 90% of the way there for good health. (actually, proper sleep is the #1 most important thing)

And exercise helps sleep! It's an unbelievable virtuous cycle.

Unfortunately that's not necessary true. HIIT pumpd my adrenaline, I cannot sleep for 2 to 3 hours afterwards,but sometimes life forces you to go late to the gym
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