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> I hit my apple watch 'rings' - 730 cals, 30 min exercise - 400 days in a row. It was time consuming, and often boring, but I did it. Then stopped. It didn't b

> I hit my apple watch 'rings' - 730 cals, 30 min exercise - 400 days in a row. It was time consuming, and often boring, but I did it. Then stopped. It didn't bring me any great satisfaction or insight or whatnot. You dont mention your diet, which could explain why you stopped.

mgkimsal 3y ago
It's... OK. But... I just stopped because trying to hit that every... single... day - rain/shine/snow, while traveling on the road, etc... it just became ... boring. Well... some days "inconvenient" was a better term.
- darkclouds 3y ago
  I've found iron to be quite stimulating, it can make any couch potato get up and do some exercise, but the risk of tearing muscles becomes very real its scary.
- gffrd 3y ago
  Did you shift that "energy" elsewhere? I've found that my routines are like seasons: the time and place for a routine just passes eventually. This used to frustrated me. It's hard to build routines, and the initiation energy to resume the activity—and the effort to sustain the same routine—was higher than before. Somewhere along the line, though, I realized that while past routines were hard to resume … others that were previously hard to start had become more natural … so I began paying more attention to where the "current was flowing," so to speak, and would use that to my advantage.
  - mgkimsal 3y ago
    This has been my experience. I'm going to the gym more, but not necessarily pushing myself to exhaustion every visit. Used to swim more, then switched to running, may shift back to swimming, or more outdoor walking. But my work schedule is variable enough that focusing on "X @ 7am every day" is not realistic. Yes, I should reorient work around my life, instead of my life around work. Easier said than done, and... even when I've gone through periods of that philosophy (have done it), it didn't have any noticeable impact on my health (mental or physical).

mgkimsal 3y ago

It's... OK. But... I just stopped because trying to hit that every... single... day - rain/shine/snow, while traveling on the road, etc... it just became ... boring. Well... some days "inconvenient" was a better term.

darkclouds 3y ago
I've found iron to be quite stimulating, it can make any couch potato get up and do some exercise, but the risk of tearing muscles becomes very real its scary.
gffrd 3y ago
Did you shift that "energy" elsewhere? I've found that my routines are like seasons: the time and place for a routine just passes eventually. This used to frustrated me. It's hard to build routines, and the initiation energy to resume the activity—and the effort to sustain the same routine—was higher than before. Somewhere along the line, though, I realized that while past routines were hard to resume … others that were previously hard to start had become more natural … so I began paying more attention to where the "current was flowing," so to speak, and would use that to my advantage.
- mgkimsal 3y ago
  This has been my experience. I'm going to the gym more, but not necessarily pushing myself to exhaustion every visit. Used to swim more, then switched to running, may shift back to swimming, or more outdoor walking. But my work schedule is variable enough that focusing on "X @ 7am every day" is not realistic. Yes, I should reorient work around my life, instead of my life around work. Easier said than done, and... even when I've gone through periods of that philosophy (have done it), it didn't have any noticeable impact on my health (mental or physical).