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Epictetus comments on Why the culture of exercise/fitness is broken and how to fix it - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Epictetus 10 March 2015 03:46:13PM 0 points [-]

In my own experience I've found that finding a physical activity you like is worth far more than an "efficient" activity that just ends up sapping your willpower. I, for example, hate running. I am well aware of its health benefits, but I still feel miserable while doing it.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 March 2015 04:43:05PM 0 points [-]

Anecdotal tidbit - friends who are better at it than me and have enough endurance to do it until they get a runner's high, an endorphine release, actually saying it is easier to get with activities that involve the upper body more than running, e.g. sandbag training.