[HN Gopher] 'Exercised' Explains Why It Can Be Hard to Commit to...
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       'Exercised' Explains Why It Can Be Hard to Commit to Working Out
        
       Author : Hooke
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2021-01-08 03:36 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | choeger wrote:
       | I wonder how many people have been forced into a "sedentary" life
       | style by COVID-19...
        
         | Insanity wrote:
         | I tried to replace going to the gym by working out at home,
         | invested in some weights etc. But at the end of the day, my
         | motivation to work out at home is much lower.
        
         | Someone1234 wrote:
         | Outside medical complications caused by actually getting
         | COVID-19, nobody.
         | 
         | It is perfectly possible to get tons of exercise in your own
         | home or apartment with no specific equipment. With an internet
         | connection and free YouTube videos (dance, body weight training
         | tutorials, et al) it is even _pleasant_.
         | 
         | People often make a big song and dance about how they "need"
         | that $400 bike or $1500 running machine, or "need" gym access
         | to do _anything_. This is all a self-induced fiction (although
         | marketers likely deserve blame here too).
         | 
         | There might be limited truth for the top-1% of athletes who
         | require highly regimented training routines; but for the
         | general public nah. COVID didn't make you sedentary, you made
         | you sedentary.
        
       | itsagavin wrote:
       | Marijuana was pivotal to me being able to live a life of daily
       | exercise. I dropped 140lbs and run a daily 8k on trails from
       | being extremely obese in the span of 2 years. If it is legal for
       | you to try it I highly recommend it for its ability to help you
       | push through mental blocks and it's appreciable aid in recovery.
        
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