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Running rewires your brain cells—igniting memory-saving genes against alzheimer’s
(www.sciencedaily.com)
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TL;DR: Fucking exercise, bro. So good. Am I right?
No. Exercise SUCKS.
Gotta do it, but in 65 years I have yet to find any exercise "good" or "fun" or "enjoyable" or "invigorating."
When I force myself to do my workout it's walking at 135 steps/minute, 8% incline, and when I check my heart rate at the end of the 35 minutes it takes to do 3k, (I'm short with short legs) it's about 145. Running is not an option.
It leaves me dripping with sweat and in a bad mood. I only do it because I have to. So don't give me that shit.
So I'm a relatively young and healthy person. Im lucky enough to live in a city with an extensive parks system, and go hiking very regularly.
I find that it's fun, enjoyable and invigorating because I'm outside, and there are things to see. As a result, the fact that it's exercise becomes secondary.
How are you excercising? Because if it's going to a gym, or walking on a machine... Yeah I'd be miserable too.