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Stargazer99
Snowy Owl
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10 Feb 2025, 11:18 pm

Are you able to exercise?

(Any form of physical activity counts!)

:D



123autism
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10 Feb 2025, 11:34 pm

Yes, I did a bit of walking today. Total distance maybe 4km.
I used to run/jog more but this winter I've cut back significantly.



uncommondenominator
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10 Feb 2025, 11:35 pm

I take a 1-hr martial arts class 4 days a week. I try to also train for an hour a day on the days there are no classes.



Stargazer99
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Yesterday, 2:34 am

123autism wrote:
Yes, I did a bit of walking today. Total distance maybe 4km.
I used to run/jog more but this winter I've cut back significantly.


Nicely done! Especially when the weather outside is cold.



Stargazer99
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Yesterday, 2:37 am

uncommondenominator wrote:
I take a 1-hr martial arts class 4 days a week. I try to also train for an hour a day on the days there are no classes.


Impressive - both the martial arts and the additional training that you do! Like Rocky.



Stargazer99
Snowy Owl
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Yesterday, 2:41 am

It’s cold and rainy here but I plan to walk outside with my pups later today.

Next month I’ll have access to a treadmill and elliptical again. I like using exercise equipment because I can zone out while I do it. No need to watch where I step or worry about traffic.



Stargazer99
Snowy Owl
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Yesterday, 1:35 pm

I completed my walk today. :D It stopped raining. I may even be able to make time for another walk later.

I feel so much better for it. :heart:



uncommondenominator
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Yesterday, 7:18 pm

Stargazer99 wrote:
uncommondenominator wrote:
I take a 1-hr martial arts class 4 days a week. I try to also train for an hour a day on the days there are no classes.


Impressive - both the martial arts and the additional training that you do! Like Rocky.


Thanks :wtg:

I did Kenpo as a child, boxing as a teenager, Pencak Silat as a young adult, and currently taking northern shaolin kung fu. Had another class tonight.



Stargazer99
Snowy Owl
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Yesterday, 8:29 pm

uncommondenominator wrote:
Stargazer99 wrote:
uncommondenominator wrote:
I take a 1-hr martial arts class 4 days a week. I try to also train for an hour a day on the days there are no classes.


Impressive - both the martial arts and the additional training that you do! Like Rocky.


Thanks :wtg:

I did Kenpo as a child, boxing as a teenager, Pencak Silat as a young adult, and currently taking northern shaolin kung fu. Had another class tonight.


Wow! You have the skills to be a super hero!

:D



123autism
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Yesterday, 9:31 pm

I walked outside again for 30 min. I am doing the bare minimum these days.
I expect results in my professional life.

I do not like living where I live - well the weather specifically.
It will be -27 tomorrow morning and -29 on the weekend.
Brutally cold.

I'd like to have a stationary bike to do that inside. Even though I live close to a gym, I have lacked motivation to go there and do it.

I really resent exercising these days because I know I have nothing to prove. I've been rigorous about exercise throughout my life. Since turning 40 I've just cut back. I've felt that I don't have to prove anything to myself.

I feel I deserve a professional breakthrough and if this comes I'll be more motivated to exercise more seriously.

Exercising just to stay healthy when I am not seeing meaningful results in my life seems futile and I lack motivation for it.