Post #1238037

2026-04-10 13:16 UTC

I'm 31 and have been in and out of shape my entire adult life, and yeah, I'm not surprised by either of your comments. When I'm out of shape I have no energy to even do all my chores and I definitely don't have time, but by some miracle spending half an hour to an hour of biking most days leaves me with more time and energy after the initial hump. Add in some bodyweight exercises and for some reason then I have the time and energy to keep my home clean. I don't know why I let the periods of tiredness go on as long as I do.

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@dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-04-10 13:33

I believe it’s a combination of factors really. Use it or lose it, the body doesn’t waste energy so if you don’t do physical activities then the body doesn’t see the point in making you more energetic but when you do exercise the body is like we need to prep in case this happens again. Then you have the brain chemicals like endorphins which boost mood and can give you a boost of energy. There is a line though, which I noticed with my running, that if I kept pushing for faster and faster times I was tired so much due to fatigue. I now run for the intrinsic value of running, I don’t care to get faster and just run for the fun of it and I’m just full of beans now lol

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@grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2026-04-10 14:45

I feel that. I've come down with a really bad cold this month and just stopped everything for 2 weeks, and really slow getting back into it. I feel like such garbage from just that bit of inactivity. I was actually shocked by how quickly the wheels fell off, I started to hurt, feel a sluggishness that I couldn't shake, feel more depressed and hopeless... Working out helps but it's taking me a while to climb out of this hole. It's so hard, it's like I've lost the ability to believe I could feel better, let alone *want* to workout.

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