How do you “Do as as I say, not as I do”?

  • PunnyName@lemmy.world
    61·
    13 days ago

    Try to hit the gym at least 3 times a day week. Daily if you can, even if it just means a light “spa” day.

    • shapesandstuff
      8·
      13 days ago

      Rest days are important! Depending on what you’re doing of course but ya need to rest

      • otp@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        13 days ago

        I overheard someone saying that rest days can be even more important than gym days because that’s when the body recovers.

        My body does a lot of recovering!

        • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          13 days ago

          Rest days have really helped a ton mentally actually. I used to never be consistent with any sort of workouts I tried. Because I tried to do them daily and then would just soon get tired of doing it and stop altogether. But now my goal is 1-2 days between workouts. I’ve been able to be fairly consistent since March of this year…excluding unusual things like holidays and illness. I’ve never been this consistent for this long and I think the rest days are really what helped make the distance. Instead of dreading it every single day, I can mentally prepare in advance for when I have to go versus when I can just chillax and veg on the couch.

          • otp@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            13 days ago

            That’s really awesome, and I know that rest days are very important.

            But uh…I was just making a joke about not going to the gym! Ahaha

          • shapesandstuff
            2·
            13 days ago

            Pretty much the classic way of things:

            “i gotta work out -> I’ll do it daily! -> oh no i missed one day -> might as well give up”

            When in reality going once a week is better than not going at all. Going three times a week is difficult enough, especially when you have other responsibilities or hobbies.