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Gym vs. no gym
Go to the gym if you don't have much room to do anything at your house or if you're interested in powerlifting. If you do powerlifting, you won't be able to do as many complex, flexibility-based movements, you'll find cardio-based exercises harder because you likely neglect most cardio and you might damage your body in the long-run. But, maybe you won't.
Exercise at home if you want to be time efficient, because you've gotta commute to and from a gym, and you're more likely to stay there longer than you would at home. Most of the time, you'll get over 80% or at least most muscle gain in just 1h to 1h, 30 mins worth of exercise, but to get ALL of the possible gains, you'd have to go for an extra hour or two. It's something about muscle thresholds, so an hour at home per session will do you just fine, and it's what I do.
Also, at home, you're more likely to change up the exercises that you do, get creative with it, do bodyweight movements, target different muscle groups and include various methods of training, like strength, cardio and yoga like I do. This will ensure that you're ACTUALLY fit, have lots of energy and can do cool physical stuff.
Optimised home routine:
Morning or night routine, depending on when you have the most time. Search on YouTube "10/15 minute home workouts for strength" and add in "dumbbells" or something if you have those. Just pick the first workout that looks relevant and go for it.
Use associative habits. Set the intention to do something physical whenever you do something that you ALREADY do. For example, do 10 push-ups every time you finish a video game, a Youtube video or get 15 minutes of work/study done. This regular movement throughout the day can be more beneficial for some people than just one hard workout and nothing else. Basically, your body adapts to doing constant or frequent movement; you will become quite fit.
Condition your brain to enjoy working your body.
Try the following "Dopamine Hack".
Before you start your workout, remind yourself of how strong and capable you are, and how good you'll feel after you're done. Say, “I’m so glad that I embrace my natural desire to become more powerful and physically harder to kill. Plus, I love the release of endorphins in my veins. I’ve known people that are scared to challenge their bodies and think it’s only painful. They think that sitting around, watching movies and scrolling on Tiktok will make them happier than working out and becoming harder to kill like I’m doing. How unfortunate for them”.
Keeping fit, building mental fortitude and improving your mental health beyond workouts
Take up a physical hobby, like rock climbing, bush-walking, surfing, cycling, running, swimming or gymnastics.
Search up "[insert hobby] in [your area]" and just see what's poppin around you. Otherwise, just buy a bike, go for a run or go to the beach to swim.
That's it!
Take care, my friend.
The Peaky Path continues,
Riley.