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If you didn't start doing it younger, it's a tough habit to get into. I just started exercising twice a week (started in December). It's very hard starting off.
by a_t48 9y ago
If you didn't start doing it younger, it's a tough habit to get into. I just started exercising twice a week (started in December). It's very hard starting off.
- MadSudaca 9y agoThe upside is that once you turn it into a habit and unconsciously, as well as consciously, link it to your health and general well being, you'll be wanting to do it regularly, feeling bad when you don't for some period of time.
- toyg 9y agoDefine “younger”. I was super-active until I had ankle problems at 19: football three to four times a week over winter, basketball all summer almost every day, running, and so on. I kept up in my 20s by walking a lot and the semi-periodic footie or basketball game with colleagues, until about 28. Then I bought a car and had kids, and my body exploded. A lot of athletes end up pretty big once they retire. “Starting young” for regular exercise is fundamentally meaningless, imho. It’s much more important to find ways to fit regular exercise in everyday routines that adults with commitments can stick to without having to spend mental energy on it. Whoever can come up with a simple way for a 30-40-yo to keep fit without having to think about it is going to be a bazillionaire. Walking is a good start, but the combination of car-friendly cities, the need to care for minors, and a society constantly running at breakneck speed, makes it an unrealistic choice for most.