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I always find it curious to treat "exercise" as a boolean. I have played basketball, football, ran cross country, multiple events in track & field, jogged, lif
by thephyber 11y ago
I always find it curious to treat "exercise" as a boolean.
I have played basketball, football, ran cross country, multiple events in track & field, jogged, lifted weights, snowboarded, played ultimate frisbee, and done daily situps by the hundreds (a la American Psycho).
They all have a different affect on your body and they require differing amounts of preparation and concentration. I don't think all forms of exercise are considered equal and I suspect that different kinds of exercises would likely yield different results.
Notice that many of the examples of exercise I used are team sports and others are individual activities. I don't think this distinction can be ignored. Also, having concrete goals for exercise gives a person a different level of motivation than just a vague "allot X minutes in my schedule for some sort of exercise".
The idea of the combination of exercise + meditation is interesting. I feel like this would also lead to better sleep habits and more concentration and self-regulation of your schedule, which are both beneficial in their own ways.
- mettamage 11y agoGood points. In addition to team vs. alone the other distinction could be aerobic vs. non-aerobic (emphasis on heart/cardiovascular system vs. emphasis on muscles).