People say that often enough that I believe it is true for them. Yet the relapse rate within groups after experiments suggests that you and those like you are in the minority.
Very few people keep exercising, meditating, etc after year long interventions. They keep it up for a while, but it definitely doesn’t stay a permanent part of their life. And the desistance rates during experiments are not small either.
There is something internal that remains to be identified about who falls on which side of the line.
This is why the drugs for weight loss have been so transformative. If people could actually come to enjoy exercise in a reliable way, there would never have been a market for the drugs.
Most of the studies I am familiar with are from cardiology and describe “moderate” and “light” categories. Where light is walking, and moderate is 30+ minutes three to five times a week, of gym or calisthenics.
From personal experience as a competitive track runner in youth, and trying to lose weight as an adult, I have never experienced anything but loathing for exercise at any level of intensity. I do it anyway. Daily, for my whole life.
I hear the same thing about cold immersion, which a lot of people swear by, but also doesn’t induce any dopamine reaction in me.
What I want to see is someone do the research but break out groups by body type (endomorph, ectomorph, mesomorph) and see if that’s part of it.
People say that often enough that I believe it is true for them. Yet the relapse rate within groups after experiments suggests that you and those like you are in the minority.
Very few people keep exercising, meditating, etc after year long interventions. They keep it up for a while, but it definitely doesn’t stay a permanent part of their life. And the desistance rates during experiments are not small either.
There is something internal that remains to be identified about who falls on which side of the line.
This is why the drugs for weight loss have been so transformative. If people could actually come to enjoy exercise in a reliable way, there would never have been a market for the drugs.
I’d be interested in seeing what kind of exercise were used for those experiments.
I do think there’s a certain minimum level of intensity involved to get to the dopamine/seratonin release phase.
Most of the studies I am familiar with are from cardiology and describe “moderate” and “light” categories. Where light is walking, and moderate is 30+ minutes three to five times a week, of gym or calisthenics.
From personal experience as a competitive track runner in youth, and trying to lose weight as an adult, I have never experienced anything but loathing for exercise at any level of intensity. I do it anyway. Daily, for my whole life.
I hear the same thing about cold immersion, which a lot of people swear by, but also doesn’t induce any dopamine reaction in me.
What I want to see is someone do the research but break out groups by body type (endomorph, ectomorph, mesomorph) and see if that’s part of it.
Have you tried different types of exercise? Sports, heavy vs light lifting, running vs swimming, etc?
I’m wondering if the effect is just universal for physical exertion or if there’s just something that’s a good “fit” for you.