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Physical activity, not exercise Exercise is something you added If you can walk and just walk sufficient amount (not just to the cat and from the car) regula
by throwaway290 2y ago
Physical activity, not exercise
Exercise is something you added
If you can walk and just walk sufficient amount (not just to the cat and from the car) regularly you probably count as physically active
- chiefalchemist 2y agore: Walking After reading "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter, I've become a fan-boy for adding a weighted vest. The extra bit of weight helps, without feeling like a ball-busting workout.
- throwaway290 2y agoI've seen some people walking/jogging with weighted vests but never asked, interesting to hear first hand experience. I don't dig the looks of it tbh. I like to just walk around or to/from places and not look like I am exercising
- Insanity 2y agoAs a kid watching DragonBall I would have loved that lol
- nmdeadhead 2y agoI haven't read "The Comfort Crisis", but but for the last dozen years, I've spent three and a half months training hard to compete in the Bataan Memorial Death March male civilian heavy division[0], meaning I race a tough marathon course wearing a 35 pound pack. I do well. I'm pretty sure I'd be in the top 10% of LTPA in that study, at least for my most recent ten years. I haven't spent the money to have any of my longevity markers tested, per-se, but I did get a (free) arterial wall stiffness test[1] last year and my heart did very well for any age group, and yet I was sixty. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them, although I'm about to go for a morning walk and may be gone an hour or so. [0] https://bataanmarch.com/register/civilian-individual/ https://bataanmarch.com/register/civilian-individual/ [1] https://github.com/ctm/diet/blob/master/blood_work/20230623_wser_arterial_stiffness.jpg https://github.com/ctm/diet/blob/master/blood_work/20230623_...
- throwaway290 2y agoI'm on the opposite side, not caring for my health with bad habits, walking/biking for entertainment reasons when not feeling depressed.
- chiefalchemist 2y agoYeah. I kinda had the same hang up. But I bought a cheap vest to try it. I'm ok with it now. I mostly run but on off days I'll wear the vest on a walk. I also wear it when I mow the lawn. Anything to work a bit more but still not too much (i.e., off days).
- jerlam 2y agoThe current fad is "rucking", or putting some weight (sand, rice, books, etc.) into a backpack and hiking around.
- chiefalchemist 2y agoBut it's not a fad per se. The extra weight can and does serve a purpose.
- jerlam 2y agoCalling something a "fad" doesn't mean it's a bad idea.
- throwaway290 2y agoIs it worse for the back compared to a vest?