Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
Haven’t been in a mood to exercise for nearly a month. And I’m a reluctant exerciser even at my most motivated. I’m basically not a gym guy but am either too old or not suitably situated for the sports I used to enjoy being mediocre at (swimming, ultimate, ping pong, briefly squash). My small apartment pool prohibits lap swimming. I can only easily swim when I travel to decent hotels or to parents home in India these days (their apartment has a decent pool) I first realized I was getting old when I briefly tried to join an ultimate league in Rochester ~2007-08 when I was mid 30s. Just couldn’t keep up with the young people. There were a couple of super fit older people who played but most were in their 20s. That was ~17y ago. In LA I lived right next to Griffith observatory and that hike was something I looked forward to. Here in Kirkland there’s a nice trail but it’s entirely flat so not really exercise unless I go for hours.
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wisdomlego
@daniel-hurley
I have a friend that works with professionals and developing methods and habits that assist in their lifestyle and health. He mixes qigong practices with modern applications of fitness science. Here is his patreon. FYI NSFW (nudity) https://www.patreon.com/thewyldmen?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan Exercised changed for me when it turned into smaller HIT style training and with the flexibility to move it around with my variable commitments. I also feel very deflated with exercise when my exercise doesn't evolve like the rest of my life and it sort of becomes this legacy wedge that is siloed from an integrated life. This is partly because I don't have any goals with health like bigger, stronger, but more so just "feeling good"
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