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126 points julianh65 | 3 comments | 02 Jul 25 13:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.435s | source
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Workaccount2 ◴[02 Jul 25 14:56 UTC] No.44444546[source]▶
Another win for exercising.

It's crazy to me how many people have miserable health, complain about their body and mental state endlessly, but still put up any roadblock they can think of to avoid exercising of any form.

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kccqzy ◴[02 Jul 25 15:02 UTC] No.44444608[source]▶
It's bad habits from a younger age. I remember in my 20s, I didn't need to exercise at all and yet my body felt perfect. And so was my mental health. It was after several years of sedentary lifestyle that it clicked for me that my health was declining and exercise was needed to restore it. I suspect this could be the case for many: you don't need exercise and your body remains in a tip top shape when you are young.
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1. ed ◴[02 Jul 25 17:31 UTC] No.44446497[source]▶
Remember you probably were exercising until about 18, since it’s required by most schools.
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2. balfirevic ◴[02 Jul 25 21:40 UTC] No.44449142[source]▶
"Physical education" would be hilarious if it weren't sad. It's a pretty impressive feat that it managed to simultaneously:

- make me spend quite a lot of time on something exercise-related (since it was "opposite shift" of regular school classes)

- had me do next to zero actual exercise

- teach me literally nothing about how exercise or training works

- make me hate everything related to exercise for quite a few years

Worse than a waste of time, it was actively harmful.

3. madmask ◴[03 Jul 25 06:38 UTC] No.44452279[source]▶
That’s almost nothing. 1 hour a week, at least in Italy, and mostly sports stuff close to cardio no weight training.

I feel good with at least 4 hours a week of bodyweight training plus some cardio.