• dingus@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I picked up exercising pretty consistently since last March. I had never been able to do that so consistently before.

    I honestly did it because people said exercise is supposed to improve mental health.

    Guess what it didn’t do?

    Yup, you guessed it. I also hate it almost every single time I do it. The one time I randomly really enjoyed my exercise routine I was in a bizarrely good mood already before I even started exercising that day. I felt so good like I was on drugs or something.

    Guess what it did instead?

    Gave me chronic pain and fatigue that goes away if I skip my exercise routine.

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      2 months ago

      There are outliers but it’s the simple truth. Consistent exercise makes the vast majority of people feel better in almost every way. Humans aren’t built for a sedentary lifestyle.

      If you’re hating exercise you should reevaluate your approach. There are tons of ways to make it fun.

      If you’re getting chronic pain after exercise you should reevaluate your approach. It’s easy to injure yourself if you’re doing it wrong.