Comment on didnt do it
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 hours agoI’m 31 and have been in and out of shape my entire adult life, and yeah, I’m not surprised by either of your comments. When I’m out of shape I have no energy to even do all my chores and I definitely don’t have time, but by some miracle spending half an hour to an hour of biking most days leaves me with more time and energy after the initial hump. Add in some bodyweight exercises and for some reason then I have the time and energy to keep my home clean.
I don’t know why I let the periods of tiredness go on as long as I do.
I feel that. I’ve come down with a really bad cold this month and just stopped everything for 2 weeks.
I feel like such garbage from just that bit of inactivity. I was actually shocked by how quickly the wheels fell off, I started to hurt, feel a sluggishness that I couldn’t shake, feel more depressed and hopeless… Working out helps but it’s taking me a while to climb out of this hole. It’s so hard, it’s like I’ve lost the ability to believe I could feel better, let alone want to workout.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
I believe it’s a combination of factors really.
Use it or lose it, the body doesn’t waste energy so if you don’t do physical activities then the body doesn’t see the point in making you more energetic but when you do exercise the body is like we need to prep in case this happens again.
Then you have the brain chemicals like endorphins which boost mood and can give you a boost of energy.
There is a line though, which I noticed with my running, that if I kept pushing for faster and faster times I was tired so much due to fatigue. I now run for the intrinsic value of running, I don’t care to get faster and just run for the fun of it and I’m just full of beans now lol
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Yeah, also just, when I’m active moving my body takes less effort. I’ve got more muscle, a stronger heart and lungs, and I’m typically more trim. I’m also getting more sun.
And yeah competetive exercise is great if you love it, but I find only functional gains improve how I feel. Speed is good if I need to build cardio (I normally ride at a leisurely pace), but I like sticking to aerobic and keeping it at a pace I enjoy, mostly ramping up my capacity in distance and terrain. It’s far more valuable for me to be able to bike my mental health better or keep up with a riding group than to achieve a personal best.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 hours ago
Exactly. If you’re doing physical activities for my health reasons, as I am, then it’s the activity itself that gives the value and not chasing PBs.
That said all my life and hobbies have been for the intrinsic value of them rather than to show off to friends or with some end goal in mind. Like it tried to learn Spanish for over a year for no reason other than it was a cool thing to try, then when I drop it it didn’t matter as the goal wasn’t to learn Spanish it was to exercise my curiosity.