• TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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    20 days ago

    The benefits are worth it.

    I think the hard thing is that when people think of benefits they’re looking for something akin to a runners high or like a post workout glow.

    For me it’s always felt not fun, and secretly think the idea of a runners high is a psyop to get you to join someone’s running club.

    I think people need to realize that the majority of the benefits are just as simple as maintaining mobility and offsetting some of the worse parts of aging.

    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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      20 days ago

      Yeah, I always think about that clip of Arnold talking about how working out feels like cumming to him. I’m like, no wonder you look like that then …

      For me it got rid of all the stupid back pain I was having and just made me more fit in general. I helped a friend of mine move a bunch of wood a few weeks ago and between four of us I did probably 75% of the actual work. I was beat to hell at the end of the day but it was a pretty clear demonstration of what I was getting out of staying in shape. Also I get compliments fairly often about my physique which is nice. Sometimes they even come from women.