I can definitely understand that. It’s a wierd paradox, though, that getting exercise will actually give you more energy, and the mobility you gain will make injuries heal better. If you can do a simple bodyweight workout just for a couple months, you won’t regret it.
Wake up earlier and do it in the morning when you’re not tired, and don’t do knee exercises until it heals.
Exercise only works if you make it a routine/lifestyle, like brushing your teeth. It’s one of the few things in life that is all positives with zero downsides.
I don’t mean to make excuses, but I leave at 730 am due to commuting via transit, get home at 5, walk my dogs and eat, and work 6-9 pm every night as well. It’s a lot and getting up earlier than 6 am would really start to take a toll on my mood due to a psychiatric disorder. It isn’t that I haven’t thought of it but there’s really no space in the day. I do try to walk the dog long distances on the weekends when I just work my one job but the free time during the week just honestly isn’t there.
I suggested waking up earlier because I don’t know anything about your life/schedule. You’re the one who knows it best, and the one who knows where to find 15-30 minutes to do some exercises. Working two jobs is tough, but people do it all the time while still managing to fit exercise into their life.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to tell you what to do or shame you into working out. It’s your life and if you don’t want to work out, then that’s fine.
I just want to point out that when someone thinks they “dont have time” for working out, they’re wrong. It’s never about time. It’s like if someone told you they don’t have time to brush their teeth and shower every day because they work two jobs, need to walk their dog, and have a bad elbow. Would you take that justification seriously? Exercise is just another routine.
I don’t know if you have to go into an office but I work from home so I guess I have the privacy of being able to put a cycle under my desk and I do that for 30 minutes at least in order to burn off some calories. Has to be 30 minutes or more too. Never under that amount.
I still find it hard to do it for 30 minutes though. I miss days all the time.
A company I worked for years ago had several “walk stations” - always thought it was a good idea, but companies rarely bless IT with such improvements to quality of life.
It became an instant obsession when I tried it 3 months ago and have been going 3 times a week for a couple hours ever since. Such an amazing sport and after 3 months has me stronger and fitter than at any point in my life (I’m in my mid 30s).
I’m with you. Spent my life playing sports growing up, mainly swimming. Went into the Marines after. Constantly was in very good shape. I hate working out. I’m mid-30s now and I’ll walk for an hour at 4+mph, I’ll ride my bike, and those are fine because I’m out and about, but I’m just so over gyms and running. I think it’s for the best too, running is not great on your knees, and it also just sucks. I used to run a ton, but the only reason I did was because I didn’t want to get put in a situation in the Marines where I couldn’t do something. So I just ran. Never got the runners high or anything.
Not everyone is built the same. I loved exercise as a kid, and as I got older my sleep apnoea stopped me enjoying it. You know that good feeling you get after doing exercise, how your body feels energised and powerful? For a long time, I wouldn’t get that, because instead of recovering through sleep, my body was suffocating itself all night and I’d wake up feeling like I’d been beaten up underwater.
I tried and tried, but until I got a diagnosis and therapy, there was no use. I couldn’t enjoy it, I just got a headache and muscle cramps and spent the next day or two laid out. You can’t get healthier through exercise if your body won’t repair the damage the exercise is doing.
Even now, if I have a bad night, exercise is off the table. In fact, I get anhedonia, which is the pathological inability to derive pleasure from anything.
And yeah, I am way more likely to die of a heart attack, but that’s not a lifestyle choice. It’s just my condition. I was denied life insurance over it.
So maybe next time ask questions before you make judgements.
Yeppers. It triggers the brain to feel the big happy. Usually I’m not too happy when I try to start moving or when I’m just moving. But once I’m running I’ll usually have some point between 0-3km where it starts feeling good. And from there on out it keeps feeling good even if I’m tired.
I like climbing and biking. Biking because I love how far a pretty simple exercise can take me and I love that it’s practical, I don’t need a car as long as I can bike there. Climbing because I like an exercise that feels like a fun game but is truly a challenge for the human body, I’ve gained a ton of muscle in my body without trying.
Exercises that don’t require equipment, just using your body. I like push-ups, squats, lounges, jumping jacks, but I love bicycle crunches, I just like how the burn feels when doing it.
I love aquafit – guided aerobics in the pool. Easy to modify for whatever physical issues you have. It’s social, low pressure, and a great instructor makes it surprisingly fun. It looks really easy, and then the 80 year old ladies kick your ass at the exercises.
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