• @Droggelbecher
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    Did anyone else go from

    holy shit I cannot believe how god damn much this actually improves everything

    to

    THIS IS BULLSHIT I RAN 20KM THIS WEEK AND I STILL HAVE PAIN AND DEPRESSION AND MY ADHD SYMPTOMS AND HEART RATE/BLOOD PRESSURE ISSUES I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS

    over the course of like a few months?

  • 2ugly2live
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    I take regular hour walks. They can help, but please still take your medication if you’re on anything. And don’t feel bad if it doesn’t change your life. Sometimes you just walk to clear your head, and that’s still okay.

  • @[email protected]
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    107 hours ago

    Walking definitely improves my lower back pain and anxiety, but my right foot is an asshole and likes to swell up and hurt constantly no matter how nice of shoes I wear. Walking makes it worse but I do it anyway for the other benefits.

    Fml

    • @[email protected]
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      I had a similar problem… Swimming was good for me, until the “recurring ear infection” nation attacked.

    • @Droggelbecher
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      14 hours ago

      Do you maybe have the ability to try other things too, like cycling, swimming or YouTube-guided yoga?

  • @GoofSchmoofer
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    47 hours ago

    For the last 50,000 years or more we had to walk and move constantly to survive as a species so it makes sense that our bodies would have evolved to reward us for moving.

  • @[email protected]
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    4314 hours ago

    It is such bullshit that it works. It doesn’t fix everything but damnit it does enough that I have to keep doing it.

    • @Shou
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      511 hours ago

      This. It’s not a cure at all, but it works for energy levels and peace of mind.

  • @Passerby6497
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    16 hours ago

    I have an under the desk bike and it fulfils the same purpose so I can exercise while chained to my desk.

  • @TwoBeeSan
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    49 hours ago

    If you can get a job that combines with a workout like a 2birds situation.

    Do about 8 to 10k steps a day

    Feels better to sweat and be paid, if you can help it. Use it or lose it.

  • @[email protected]
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    811 hours ago

    If a bit of walking cuts it for you, be happy. Some of us need to do actual cardio to keep the anxiety at bay

  • @Delphia
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    1013 hours ago

    Yeah but then you hit the point that I’m at which is "I do this SO MUCH and my diet is SO GOOD why do I still look SO AVERAGE!?!

    and you see concerning behaviors from yourself that are the beginnings of eating disorder territory and start fucking with supplements that simultaneously “dont work” but yet are banned by sporting bodies… and the stupid exercise becomes part of your mental health problem.

    • @Squirrelsdrivemenuts
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      1411 hours ago

      If you eat well and work out, you are probably looking really nice! Don’t compare yourself to “perfect” people on instagram, compare yourself with who you where before (or just for fun with the average person in wallmart). It also helps to find another goal than simple looking good, such as lifting a certain weight, or participate in sport events. Makes it all way more fun.

    • MrScottyTay
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      711 hours ago

      Sounds like you have body dysmorphia. You should really look for some help in dealing with that.

      I don’t know how to fix that sort of stuff but I feel like if you at least understand that your own mind is sandbagging you constantly, it might help a little. Just remember it is not telling you the truth about how you look whenever you think like that.

      • @Delphia
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        310 hours ago

        Nah, I’m on top of it. I had a real struggle putting the brakes on my last cut. I dropped a kilo(2lbs) a week for 12 weeks and when it came to an end I was like “Number must keep dropping! Number cant go back up!” and it took a few weeks for me to calm down and get back to normal eating. Doesnt help that I have addict wiring in my brain.

        I had a lot of empathy for teenage girls for a few weeks, I was SO CLOSE to having visible abs but I was hitting burnout hard and needed to go back to maintenance for a bit.