In the spirit of reverse advice, just today I found myself struggling with the thought of “I felt surprisingly good after that morning run, somehow it feels like my body has gotten better at actually enjoying exercise—but I feel reluctant to start doing more of it, because what if I only end up feeling good because I’m exercising and then I might lose those gains if I ever get a disability or become too old and frail to go on runs”.
This opposite extreme doesn’t feel very reasonable either. If I feel good and am more capable, then that’s not “wasted” just because I’m unable to sustain it indefinitely, and a refusal to ever have perfect conditions is not a good way to build capacity for the non-perfect conditions.
In the spirit of reverse advice, just today I found myself struggling with the thought of “I felt surprisingly good after that morning run, somehow it feels like my body has gotten better at actually enjoying exercise—but I feel reluctant to start doing more of it, because what if I only end up feeling good because I’m exercising and then I might lose those gains if I ever get a disability or become too old and frail to go on runs”.
This opposite extreme doesn’t feel very reasonable either. If I feel good and am more capable, then that’s not “wasted” just because I’m unable to sustain it indefinitely, and a refusal to ever have perfect conditions is not a good way to build capacity for the non-perfect conditions.