You Should Exercise Every Single Day — It’s Actually Easier This Way
Exactly one year and 12 days ago, I decided to change my sedentary lifestyle into something more sustainable. Life sucks when you’re observing your body slowly shrink into a raisin.
A fitness habit was the obvious choice. I googled fitness programs, and chose one. It was a three-days-a-week type of deal, which sounded great, because who wants to commit to a sadistic, “no pain no gain,” 24/7 regimen right off the start? Take it slow, ease into it, find your rhythm, as all the sound advice goes.
Except the advice is wrong. At least when it comes to fitness. At least in my case.
The intensity paradox
Let me explain. When I started doing the three-times-a-week program, I would never make it past the second week. I didn’t know why. It just felt wrong. It felt like too much work.
Naturally, I figured that the problem lied with the exercises themselves. I thought, maybe I just don’t have the spare energy for this crap. Maybe I just have to prioritize my work and accept fitness as an opportunity cost.
I tried other, less intense, programs. One so minimal you could barely call it a fitness program. Same thing. Two weeks pass; I feel drained, confused and overloaded. My desire to exercise…
