Effortless exercise

Post Reply New Topic

https://theconversation.com/zone-zero-t ... ise-263365

I do quite a lot of exercise, and when I was stressed at work, on my lunch break I would go for a walk to get out of the office and away from people. If I was feeling overly tired, then a very slow walk, putting as little effort into it as possible, felt like breaking out of those systems that sought to squeeze more and more productivity and purpose from me. Sometimes I'd walk aimlessly only noting the time so I could turnaround and retrace my steps to get back to the office at the last minute.

I love the thought of slow movement being a resistance to the hustle culture.
I may start reminding myself that on days when it’s hard to not feel defeated by slower activity.

I often remind myself “small things add up” for anything from housework (picking up a couple dishes is better than nothing) to practice on a physical skill (few push ups).
I also like the idea of trying to commit to 10 minutes only (or just a song worth of its a harder day to get moving); gives me a small place to start and that I can either applaud that At least I did that or build off of (spoiler- often it becomes 18 minutes or a whole playlist of songs)