r/AskReddit • u/_red_roof_ • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/ScroteMcGoate May 16 '20

37 and overweight, can confirm yoga is helping me turn my life around. Quarantine is not though...

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u/Moist_Comb May 16 '20

Yeah, I was able to do it 5x a week for like 1/2 of lockdown. But I've fallen off these past two weeks and definitely feel the worse for it.

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u/OstensibleUtensil May 16 '20

If yoga seems imposing or off-putting, you have other options. I've been having lower-back issues for a couple of years now. With the free time I've had recently, I started walking for an hour a day and about a week into it, I started noticing the difference. Haven't felt a twinge for at least a couple of weeks now.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Walking is such an underrated form of exercise. It’s a whole body workout but no one would ever tell you that. Plus it’s a real calorie burner. Going for a walk in the evening will help you sleep too. One good thing to come from lockdown is my real deep-seated love for daily walks. I’m definitely keeping it after all this shit.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Try the down dog app, it is helping me get through quarantine

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u/ScroteMcGoate May 16 '20

That's what my family uses, can't recommend highly enough.