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People of Lemmy! How to get fit? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago by jaykay@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi guys! For the past… ever, I’ve been putting my health and fitness aside. I tried a few times to get into the habit of exercising to no avail. I’m not overweight or anything but neither am I strong or flexible as I want to be. Mainly because I don’t want to have health troubles later in life. HOWEVER, to get started I needed to google of course and… best 10 xyz, do this, don’t do this, you breathe wrong, you stand wrong, you do everything wrong, this is the only solution. All of these can be found about anything related to fitness. How does one get started with all this nonsense, misinformation and clickable? What’s even real anymore? Thank you in advance :)

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[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I used to be a gym rat and have won a few bench press contests in my day. The trick is to make it an enjoyable routine. You don’t have to kill yourself, but you do need to push yourself a bit. Do a few body parts a day and maybe two exercises per part. I did chest and shoulders one day, back and triceps the next, then legs and biceps. Lift slow and use weights you can control. No jerking or bouncing. If you hate doing something, don’t do it. Find something else that works.

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What if I hate all forms of exercise?

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Learn to go for long walks🤔

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