Topic: The Health, Fitness and Exercise Thread

I've been told exercise helps with mental health. I think largely it's true but I've found that I don't feel good every time I exercise. Id say more often than not, I feel good after exercise. I think cumulatively I feel better having been doing it for some months now.

There are some days where I feel awful after exercise, I think inconsiderate swimmers can put me in a bad mood real fast so there might be an association there. But a bad mood can last some hours after.

@ralphdibny I find it's hard to be anxious when you're absolutely exhausted!

I did a big off road ride on Saturday and it has really kicked my ass. My quads are so sore it woke me up at 4am this morning.

@kyleforrester87 dayumn! Sounds like a good time though!

I went bowling on Saturday. The Garmin can record, driving, flying a drone and gaming but there isn't an option for bowling!

I fell over quite a lot at bowling 😂, very slippery shoes and me awkwardly trying not to hurt my knee and wrist at the same time resulted in many falls!

@ralphdibny Haha, I am pretty bad at bowling but I haven't actually fell over before. I did fall off my bike once which is to be expected, though. Just ended up in a pile of mud at low speed. Yay.

Gone up about twenty pounds the last couple of months, but that's with noticeable muscle growth in my chest and arms. I'll take it.

Back to transitioning to a low-carb diet and fasting to cut back down, though.

@Ralizah nice one Ral 👍 sounds like you are doing well.

I debated replying for a while with my own progress but I think I'll keep it to myself for a while as I don't want to jinx it. (The psychological jinxing it, not the supernatural jinxing it 😅)

How are we doing? Give me 20 press ups!

I did a big ride a couple of weeks ago which I was quite proud of. It was my goal to do this distance at least once this year. I somehow need to manage about 5 of these back to back next year, but fortunately not quite at that pace or all of them so hilly! I am a bit burnt out over the past week, on everything really, so I think I will have the bank holiday weekend off to just decompress. Hopefully play some videogames...

@kyleforrester87 cool water placements. I haven’t biked in forever but it’s very relaxing indeed.

@Yousef- it was a warm day!!

Oh wow, that's incredible. Awesome job.
I haven’t been doing as much as I'd like recently but will probably go for a jog tomorrow, and try to throw in some other bits, such as pull ups, etc.

@LieutenantFatman Thanks! Yes, it can be hard to stay motivated...

@kyleforrester87 Wait, you spent almost thirteen hours biking over the course of a day?!

@Ralizah Haha yes, bed the night before at 10:30pm, up at 2:30am, 3:30am start, finished at about 8pm. I lost bang on an hour to a couple of punctures and the rest to food stops/"comfort breaks"!

@kyleforrester87 Good lord, man, that's insanely impressive. I can't even imagine the sort of shape you're in.

@Ralizah Haha I just look like I could use a good meal I think!!

@kyleforrester87 That is is highly impressive old bean! Don't forget your daily intake of jam, it has all the nutrients you need. 🍯

@JohnnyShoulder pretty much was just eating jam (sugar) all day tbf.