I just got done exercising by choice for the first time since 2016.

I'm entering my late 30s, and my body isn't taking care of me because I have not taken care of it for most of its adult life.

I went rollerskating on a local trail/walking path. Skating is much more fun than running; I absolutely hate running when it's not to save my own life. It was not very smooth, so it was particularly difficult. It was pretty though, and I feel great now. I went 3 miles in all. I had fun, 8/10, would do again, but on a smoother path next time.

Lately (past 3ish years) I have been struggling with finding the motivation to do the simplest of tasks, but my partner went to work and I was bored. I figured, "why the hell not?" baby steps.

John_Shepard,
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Hope you find it in yourself to keep up. I'm of the opinion everyone should start working out, even if lightly before 40 and keep at it. I myself am trying to walk the talk over here, so wish me luck as well.

PrunesMakeYouPoop,

Good luck! o7

Lianrepl,
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I've been thinking of buying rollerblades since I used to love them as a kid. But I'm a little scared that I'd sucks at it. I went ice skating last winter for the first time since i was a kid and i was so afraid of falling, but it was still fun!

little_pinecone,

For me rollerskating is super fun. I wear a helmet so I'm not afraid of falling (my balance is not great) and I enjoy the activity a lot :)

atypicaloddity,

The one nice thing about getting older, having kids etc, is that I care so much less about how stupid I look doing things, or how bad I am at them :)

PrunesMakeYouPoop,

This. My balance is crap, but I didn't give two shits how bad I looked, except for when I crossed paths with a sexy jogger lady haha.

Flaky_Fish69,
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Don’t worry, she’s sucking in her gut too.

Melancholia,
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You’ve made me feel inspired to exercise now… which is inconvenient because I should really be going to sleep. Lol. Maybe tomorrow

shiftenter,
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Unless you’re a sleepwalker…

PrunesMakeYouPoop,

Just think of this post tomorrow when you're bored with downtime haha

Aesthesiaphilia,

Leaving reddit will definitely give me more downtime...

Cashew,

Make sure you're wearing a helmet, the older you get the harder the falls feel.

ykonstant,

This is great advice, and not just for physical falls!

hoges25,

Congrats! Just getting out makes all the difference and every time gets just that little bit easier. I’ve started running again and the mental block is real. Once I gave myself permission to fail at the c25k interval and just get out there for even a token amount of time it really started working for me. I’m hopefully hitting 5k next week!

PrunesMakeYouPoop,

Thanks! Keep it up! The struggle is real.

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