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Here's one thing I've done to increase exercise in my life: I keep a jump rope in the trunk of my car, and I have a self-imposed rule that it costs 100 jumps to
by Greenisus 9y ago
Here's one thing I've done to increase exercise in my life: I keep a jump rope in the trunk of my car, and I have a self-imposed rule that it costs 100 jumps to get into the car. I drive a few times per day, so that adds up to many small workouts!
- kbenson 9y agoIf that wouldn't result in me embarrassing myself in the Target/Costco/supermarket/work parking lot multiple times per week, I would actually be really interested in that approach.
- hughes 9y agoYeah that seems like a prohibitively high apparent social cost.
- krisroadruck 9y agoWhy in the world do you care what some rando in a parking lot thinks about you?
- kbenson 9y agoBecause I've been socially and culturally conditioned to, and no matter how much I can rationally justify that what other people think doesn't matter (which isn't entirely true), that doesn't mean I can emotionally accept that without angst. Put another way, it's not rational to ignore how you think you will respond to social pressure just because you think you shouldn't respond that way to the pressure. The human mind is not so simple as that.
- ZeroFries 9y agoTo be fair, if you can rationally justify the behavior, the feelings will disappear overtime. I used to be embarrassed working out in playgrounds. After doing it for a few years, I have 0 embarrassment. People also respond more positively than you initially imagine, on average.
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- thebigspacefuck 9y agoThose fools? You'll be dancing on their graves.
- Greenisus 9y agoI totally understand. I know it's irrational to care what others think, but I still do. That said, people are positive about it to me. Think about it: if you were at Costco and saw some random person jumping rope by a car, what would you think of that person? Would it be anything bad?
- kbenson 9y agoWell, given how busy my Costco generally is, and how hard it is to maneuver with the people pushing large carts through the parking lot, my thoughts would be mixed. Initially it might be along the lines of "hmm, there are places less likely to get in people's way to do that..." For a less busy parking lot, it would probably be much more positive. That said, I'm encouraged by the positive responses you say you've gotten. Maybe I'll give this a try.
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- astura 9y agoFront load your jumping jacks, do 200 jumping jacks before driving to Costco. Or just park in the way way back.
- FabHK 9y agoThough I think one of the takeaways of this study and others is that frequent small breaks/exercise sessions are better than few big ones.
- Greenisus 9y agoI had the same concern and decided to do it anyway. Here's what happened: - At work, a few coworkers saw me jumping and now it's something we do every afternoon as a way to break the day up and get some fresh air. - In parking lots, people walking by me will usually compliment me and sometimes that turns into a nice conversation. So after a few good experiences with it, all of my social anxiety about it melted away. (edit: formatting)
- puranjay 9y agoThat's awesome! I love how so many people in this thread have their little hacks and tricks to get workouts in.