The health benefits of exercise likely outweigh the negative effects of COVID for most people, especially vaccinated
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cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 5 weeks agoAww man, I JUST got my gym membership and planned to start this weekend. Now I’m afraid and don’t want to go anymore.
I got triple covid vax tho, should I be ok?
porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
ladicius@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I was vaccinated four times (in Germany) but I also had some light issues with respiratory diseases all my life and I’m in my 50s which also elevates the risks of infections.
Decide for yourself. Gym definitely is a good place to get healthier. Most of the times.
13esq@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You’ll be fine. Don’t let fear rule your life.
cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
Isn’t fear a big part of human survivor instincts?
Fear is literally the thing that keeps me away from trying drugs, stopped smoking, and stopped drinking in my early 20s LOL.
I love my fears. I’m a cowardly bastard who can never be peer pressured into doing any dangerous or stupid shits.
But I’ll still go to the gym. However, I’m gonna be that weirdo who wears a mask with a bottle of Purell in the corner. :)
13esq@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Sure, you have a good point. Fear isn’t silly, but there’s a balance to strike. If you’re so scared of possibly getting COVID (as long as you’re not extremely frail or elderly) that it’s causing you to not enjoy yourself do healthy activities like go to the gym, you might be overly cautious.
hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Fear is a good indicator to think rationally as bout things. But if fear becomes irrational and compromises your everyday life, that’s when you should ignore it. Everything you feel can be in a healthy or an unhealthy way you gotta draw the line somewhere. And for extreme cases, we have therapists.
StopJoiningWars@discuss.online 5 weeks ago
You’re just telling them to go die and not take precautions.
13esq@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
If you want to be really safe you can choose to never leave your house, but I’d say that’s no life. There’s always going to be some risk involved with whatever you want to do and it’s not always going to be a risk that’s reasonably manageable.
I think telling someone not to worry about getting COVID (as long as they are not extreme frail or elderly) isn’t controversial, it’s common sense.
echodot@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
The vaccine just reduces the likelihood that you will get seriously ill if you get the disease, it doesn’t make it zero. With it being a zoonotic virus it does all sorts of mutating and random things over time, so the vaccine may not permanently work for anyone long-term. It’s not far beyond the realms of possibility that we could end up in another global outbreak situation. Wouldn’t that be fun.
At the bare minimum I would recommend everyone to stop licking each other. Also wash your hands when you go to the bathroom so many people don’t do that it’s ridiculous.