I second the approach of slow. We tend to do too much too soon and our brains love to talk us out of “hard” things we are not used to. We do hard things all the time, so you can do this. Even if you love it, starting small at first(even if it’s once a week) is worthwhile. I loved pole fitness, but it was hard to be consistent until I picked a day to go no matter what. If I felt shitty, well then I had to accept it would be a shitty class. I noticed it took about 3 months before my brain stopped trying to talk me out of it and instead it had become a habit, which meant I was on auto pilot to go and it wasn’t any effort anymore. Then is it got easier to do more. This slow start resulted in years of consistency and increased physical activity that even when I gained weight and lost a lot of strength when I wasn’t active at all during covid lockdown, my body maintained a strength that was significantly greater in my late 30s than it was in my 20s.
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Reply to comment by TopherKersting in I probably haven’t exercised in 10 years [discussion]. by auntpama
I second the approach of slow. We tend to do too much too soon and our brains love to talk us out of “hard” things we are not used to. We do hard things all the time, so you can do this. Even if you love it, starting small at first(even if it’s once a week) is worthwhile. I loved pole fitness, but it was hard to be consistent until I picked a day to go no matter what. If I felt shitty, well then I had to accept it would be a shitty class. I noticed it took about 3 months before my brain stopped trying to talk me out of it and instead it had become a habit, which meant I was on auto pilot to go and it wasn’t any effort anymore. Then is it got easier to do more. This slow start resulted in years of consistency and increased physical activity that even when I gained weight and lost a lot of strength when I wasn’t active at all during covid lockdown, my body maintained a strength that was significantly greater in my late 30s than it was in my 20s.