💪
I love doing planks, a few lunges, some crunches and leg stretches on my bedroom floor. No music, no timer, no internet video. It reminds me of doing warm-ups in upper elementary gym class where physical fitness could not have been less serious.
Turns out I derive more joy from exercises when I am not watching a video of a very in-shape person I can't help but compare myself to. i count in my head, do whatever exercises come to mind, and then call it a day.
Sure there is tension and strain during a plank or pain in a stretch but its a privilege to control its intensity and duration. I can pay attention to it, know it wont damage me, and after go with my day more relaxed.
Apr 3, 2025
Related Recs
🏃
i've started going back to the gym this past week, and though i've been on and off going for the past couple of years, it was very much an activity I would do just to get it over with when I had time to spare - what I mean by that is that it was not very often.
But for the past days i've been attending and doing exercices I've been more focused on my body, getting the stances just right, focusing on my wrists and joints, and especially my breathing. To do that I have stopped using headphones and bringing my phone because I couldn't focus otherwise.
I hope in the future I absorb this habit of noticing my body and start listening to my tunes again, but for now this is what I need.
Feb 7, 2025
🏋
One example is that I like to do my bodyweight squats (sometimes i put on my resistance band as well) while I'm doing something very serious.. such as when I'm coding, writing a report, blow-drying my hair butt-naked, cooking, doing my laundry, reading, watching a movie, writing, crocheting etc. ... honestly just any task that allows me to work on my legs simultaneously... had to maximize the amount of things i can do in this moment..........
Mar 6, 2024
⭐
I walked the mile all of high school which says everything it needs to about my athletic abilities, but discovering in my 20s that I don’t need to punish myself at the gym with workouts that I don’t enjoy (or are straight up too hard for my body) has been a revolution for me. I found “my“ routine that I do pretty much every time I’m at the gym and it allows me to read a book at the same time, study lines, etc.
“Do what you like and what feels good” is not only a mostly good life mantra, but it perfectly applies when it comes to how you decide to move your body 😘
Feb 23, 2025
Top Recs from @inducedhysteria
🚫
This was a truly horrid thought I had the other day when I was walking over the river while marveling at the water, the city lights, cars, and people. Scrolling and walking do have similarities and realizing this was valuable to me. Scrolling simulates visual stimuli moving across our field of vision as we navigate a digital landscape.
Taking a walk outside, making dinner, talking to a friend in person, or even just wandering around my apartment have all worked to minimize scrolling urges for me. They all also tend to involve the movement of my visual field with constant new stimuli.
Its also important to note that none of these tasks require intensive demands to focus attention. If I want to doom scroll I probably want to relax my brain from concentrated attention while engaging in a repetitive task. Just walking around my apartment is better than scrolling and often more realistic than reading. Finding ways to relax and procrastinate without using screens may seem counter-intuitive but I think it gives me more freedom. Plus I have never regretted going on a walk.
Dec 13, 2024
i went on a walk from the gloucester train station through downtown past rocky neck and all the way to the eastern point. it is a great summers day activity
Nov 19, 2024
okay yes maybe its short because its a childrens book, but that doesn't detract from it being a classic of postmodern literature
Dec 3, 2024