I love that @bubblebear, it's really good, affirming etc., - thank you for the positive reminder that to show up and persist in the effort really is way more valuable than judging myself for how long or how far.
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Exercise club
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Hey, I've stumbled upon this thread. I went to the gym yesterday after like 6 weeks of not going. I always have it in my head that if I can't go for 1+ hours, I shouldn't even bother. But I was talking to my housemate and she said even half an hour is good, and that the other day she didn't even go for 30 mins but it was still good to have done something. So I went yesterday with the mindset of it didn't have to be 1 hour. And I did okay 
I do need to start using my inhaler properly again because my asthma flared somewhat. But hopefully can get that under control. Looking forward to next time in gym, for 15 mins, 25, 1 hour, whatever 
I do need to start using my inhaler properly again because my asthma flared somewhat. But hopefully can get that under control. Looking forward to next time in gym, for 15 mins, 25, 1 hour, whatever
Hope you can keep up the exercise and positive attitude!
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Today I did 2 lots of the exercises my new physio gave me. I was a bit skeptical as first, came up from the first exercise feeling dizzy with leg pains, back pains, and stress. Tried to practice them slowly and did a bit better with the second lot later in the day. I don't know if they are helping or will help, but I've walked 9500 steps today and although I had some pain on the afternoon walk, my night walk was pain free and felt strong - and was blessed with cats!
Hey, exercise club! How are you guys? Keep working out—it’s good for you. I won’t be posting updates here very often, but just know that I walk quite a bit—about 5 km a day. It’s just that the good stores aren’t very close by. Without a bulletproof vest, helmet, or assault rifle, it seems easy
On the way, I pass by a pull-up bar and parallel bars. I do as many exercises as my body wants. Recently I managed 9 pull-ups and 10 push-ups on the parallel bars, but I’ll be doing fewer. In the army, I gained a bit of weight on a carb-heavy diet (added about 10 kg), but now I’ve gone back to a normal diet and feel better.
Exercise, but don’t exhaust yourself.
On the way, I pass by a pull-up bar and parallel bars. I do as many exercises as my body wants. Recently I managed 9 pull-ups and 10 push-ups on the parallel bars, but I’ll be doing fewer. In the army, I gained a bit of weight on a carb-heavy diet (added about 10 kg), but now I’ve gone back to a normal diet and feel better.
Exercise, but don’t exhaust yourself.
I did a while on the elliptical trainer today. The weather has been terrible here recently, so I haven't been able to go for my walks. I pushed myself as hard as I could. It was tough but satisfying. I'm going to use it every day now, even when I do resume my walking. I need to lose weight. The meds don't exactly make it easy.
This morning was my route I call tiny run, of 2 miles. This afternoon was a warm up of some skipping rope then core, and an experimental return to bench press. I think it's summer now because the garage was a bit too warm. There wasn't any pain but I haven't been doing those since hurting my shoulder. I'll find out tomorrow whether it was okay.
@Lane well done to get back to the gym after a break. : )
@Lane well done to get back to the gym after a break. : )
My understanding of what drives people to weight train consistently year after year is that they know what they’re doing and they have a solid routine that gets them results, or they have connections to people who know what they’re doing, or the resources to pay those people to teach/coach them, or they’re highly self-motivated despite having many factors working against them. When all you have is self-motivation but not the results to sustain it, what’s the point? Why continue only to sustain a shoulder injury or back pain no matter what warm-up, stretch, or technique, you try to integrate that is supposed to solve all your problems? Exercise is supposed to lessen my depression, not pose another fucking riddle.
After the arms and chest workouts last week and so far this week, everything seems okay. Fingers crossed.
I managed to get out the door early today for about 3.5 miles of a sanwich of walking to warm up warm down, and slow running in between. I don't want to wreck my sleep by waking up way too early, but it'd be better to do these even earlier to avoid traffic stink and noise.
Fingers crossed. I managed to get out the door early today for about 3.5 miles of a sanwich of walking to warm up warm down, and slow running in between. I don't want to wreck my sleep by waking up way too early, but it'd be better to do these even earlier to avoid traffic stink and noise.
My main motivation for working out is to improve my mood. I achieve this by increasing blood flow, raising my blood pressure, and, of course, releasing endorphins into my bloodstream. I don’t do anything that could lead to injury.
What you’ve listed sounds like some marketing message that’s stuck in your head. Get it out of there
What you’ve listed sounds like some marketing message that’s stuck in your head. Get it out of there
There’s that, too, but I’ve gotten bored and discouraged from expending time and energy at the gym yet seeing minimal progress, and implementing the right techniques but still experiencing pain. After months of skipping the gym, I’m starting to see why I went there in the first place, but now I feel too self-conscious to go back.