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126 points julianh65 | 3 comments | 02 Jul 25 13:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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taeric ◴[02 Jul 25 15:23 UTC] No.44444877[source]▶
I think the big road block for many people is that exercise itself also hurts?

I know that is a hurdle I have with my kids. They complain that jogging/running hurts. It is hard to convince people that that never really changes, and that it also hurts for the people that are doing it every day. Obviously acute pains are a different thing, but there is a reason recovery is a vital part of exercise. We all have to recover from pushing limits. You can't expand your limits without pushing, though.

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1. hirvi74 ◴[02 Jul 25 20:00 UTC] No.44448153[source]▶
My issue with exercise is that it's boring as sin. I rather do manual labor or play a sport than go to a gym. There is just something that feels so artificial about running on a human-designed hamster wheel or picking up heavy objects and putting them back down for no reason real, useful reason.
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2. taeric ◴[02 Jul 25 21:22 UTC] No.44448994[source]▶
You have my sympathies. It can be boring. Boredom is not, necessarily, a bad thing, though? Certainly, some folks could use a bit more boredom in the day. :D

I'll also posit that you do the boring stuff now so that you can do the exciting stuff later.

3. madmask ◴[03 Jul 25 07:01 UTC] No.44452403[source]▶
Building muscle is a real reason