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“If exercise could be packaged in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed and beneficial medicine in the nation.” Robert Butler

• bitL 4y ago
  Tell that to exercise-intolerant people next...
• MuffinFlavored 4y ago
  I go for a 3 mile walk every now and then. Doesn't really do much to be honest. I guess you could be referring to the kind of exercise where you need to at least get sweaty.
  • zeroonetwothree 4y ago
    Yes, unfortunately walking isn't really sufficient. You need to get your heart rate up sufficiently, so something like running, biking, weightlifting, dance, etc. work. I've long suffered from depression, and while I find it very hard to exercise regularly, when I do I definitely feels significant improvement to my mood. It's unfortunate that it's so hard to do it consistently.
    • rcarr 4y ago
      For what it’s worth, try bringing the exercise to you. If you like cycling, set up a turbo trainer or exercise bike in your house. If you like weightlifting, get some dumbbells or a sandbag or a squat rack. Reduce the friction and set yourself a goal of doing 1 repetition or 1 minute of exercise a day. It’s such a trivial amount and you’ve reduced the friction of doing the task to such an amount that it makes it much easier to get a consistent habit going.
      • asdff 4y ago
        You can also bake in exercise into your daily life. Rather than drive 5 mins to the grocery store and put the groceries in your trunk, walk for 15 and carry them by hand. You can even do curls, squats, deadlifts, and overhead presses with your grocery bags along the way (in college I'd do this with beer cases, they are about a pound per can). It's also easy to add few more steps to your day you wouldn't normally do, like taking a lap around your house before you leave and when you get back. Take the scenic route to the neighborhood mailbox when you drop off a letter. Go up and down your stairs twice.
  • rcarr 4y ago
    Put a backpack on with some weight in it and go for the same walk. You’ll get a much better workout, you’ll feel better and it doesn’t even feel all that different to walking without it. If you want more information on this have a read through this: https://blog.goruck.com/rucking-training/the-rucking-white-paper-beta/ https://blog.goruck.com/rucking-training/the-rucking-white-p... It helped me get through a depressing period in my life.
    • asdff 4y ago
      If you do this though I wouldn't use a jansport, I would use a dedicated hiking backpack with a waist and chest strap that is designed to support your back.
      • rcarr 4y ago
        Haha yeah absolutely don't use something with unpadded straps!
  • asdff 4y ago
    Give yourself some credit here. Walking 3 miles is an accomplishment especially if you do it regularly. We evolved to walk, not to sit around all day. Simulate being the hunter gatherer ('modern' ones e.g. in Africa walk 3-8 miles a day), its good for your health to use your body for what its supposed to do. It's like driving the car every now and then so you don't get flat spots on the tires.
• asdff 4y ago
  I feel like you can get pretty close with a steroid+amphetamine cocktail.