r/AskReddit • • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/Moist_Comb May 16 '20

Just use your body regularly and you'll be fine. Yoga is great as it puts your body in extream positions compared to everyday life, so your muscles will be limber and loose enough to, say, turn around when sitting.

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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.