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Exercise during lockdown
JustV
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This is mainly for those of you stuck at home all or most of the day: are you exercising? If you are, what's your routine and how are you finding it? If you're not, have you noticed a difference in how you feel?
I recently made myself start running again after a bit of a hiatus and I think I'm generally feeling better for it. Curious to hear what the general situation is for you guys and how fussed you are about exercising.
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I've really been struggling with exercise lately. At the beginning of lockdown I was doing really well regularly running and doing two classes a week but the last few weeks I haven't been doing great - I just can't seem to motivate myself to get out there. I think it's partly because I have a lot of work on and the weather hasn't been great recently but I'm also just feeling super lethargic.
I'm still doing my one yoga class a week and I love it but I really want to get running again because I know it will make me feel better, especially when I'm sitting at a desk all day every day. Any tips for getting back out there after a hiatus?
I've tried to make a timetable so I can train a specific muscle group.... to be honest I'm struggling to follow it! I feel good when I actually exercise but actually getting up is my problem
(Or should I say wheezing around the house. Air!)
I also use weights we have in the house and do toning exercises as well as cal burning exercises. My fav are strength like doing Weights and using resistance bands (brought all off Amazon cheap at the start of lockdown)
@Past User I think for me it was partly born from a need to get out the house and/or stand up for a bit after working for a while. Also, for me there's something about getting into running gear and the sort of mindset that puts me in. I quite like wearing it and getting ready for a run, which makes it easier to actually follow my plans through, because once I've got the gear on I'm past the hard bit. As @Tee_A said, it's getting up and making that first step that can be the biggest barrier.
I mean it's normal to me because I walk everywhere, I walk a lot as it's just something I've always done, I don't really know if I feel good for it lol. It's just..my normal it that make sense?