#Exercise

[the-stray-snail]

[ID: animated, colored illustrations of the stretches described in the post. A witch is doing the stretches while a kitten cheers her on. The stretches are labeled, in order: for your thumbs, for your fingers, for the whole hand, for your wrists, for the whole arm. /end ID]

Helpful and Preventative Stretches for Writers, Artists, and Gamers 💪🎨✍🎮

If you type, write, draw, game, or generally use your hands a lot (especially if you’re prone to RSI or Carpal Tunnel!) try these stretches as both a preventative measure, and on the spot relief. Take care of yourself and your body, friends!

Start with hands up, fingers stretched out.  Stretch your thumb as far as you can over your palm. Hold and repeat 4 times.

Touch each finger to your thumb. Hold each for 30 seconds. Repeat on each hand 4 times.

Start with a fist. Open half way, hold for 2 seconds. Stretch fingers out, hold for 2 seconds. Repeat 4 times.

Start with one arm out, palm up. Pull your fingers back with your other hand. Hold for 10 seconds. Do the same with your other hand. Repeat 4 times

Start with arms up, palms out. Bend wrists down until you feel the stretch, but keep your fingers loose. Hold 10 seconds. Bend wrist upwards, until you feel it in your wrist and arm. Hold 10 seconds. Repeat 4 times.

[entity56]

EXERCISE 👏 IS 👏 NOT 👏 FOR 👏 BURNING 👏 FAT 👏 IT'S 👏 FOR 👏MENTAL 👏 AND 👏 PHYSICAL 👏HEALTH 👏

[allthingsinspomood]

Self Care🫶🏽

[tozettastone]

This is more of a vent post than anything else, because I don't think it is super relevant to any of my followers, ha. But I follow some running and running-adjacent channels on YouTube and they sometimes post stuff early in the year (get in on those NY resolutions!) like, you know, "WHY even BEGINNER RUNNERS should..." and then it will be something about varying your pace or tracking your heart rate or whatever.

Look, I have been a beginner runner for many, many years now (oops). I can confirm that, assuming they are physically capable of running, what "beginner runners" — otherwise sedentary people who are making new year's resolutions to do more exercise for their health or whatever — need is actually just three-to-four (3–4) things, ever:

Running shoes that don't hurt

To trust themselves to independently assess the difference between being in pain from exertion and being in pain because they are hurting themselves.

A really good sports bra¹

A location in which it is reasonable and safe to run

Every January it's "As a BEGINNER, your RUNNING CADENCE should —" or "Everything BEGINNERS need to know about HEART RATE ZONES—"

And like, listen, this is interesting and I wouldn't discourage people from caring about it, but it's also something so-called "beginner runners" can probably worry about when they can run for more than a mile at a time, okay?

The most important running tip for beginners is that it's actually totally fine to get out the door, walk a bit, jog for 1 minute 8–12 times (depending on ability) with little walking breaks between, walk home and stretch, with no additional thought, equipment or effort. Great sedentary beginner workout. Just build your way up with care and patience and do not risk your joints to the nagging thought that you should be doing more.

Thank you. This is the end of the vent post. 🙏

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¹ Need is variable. Depends on boobs. We must all figure this one out for ourselves. u_u

[missionslimpossible418]

Beach day 🌞😍

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

I feel like this boils down to schools being underfunded.

Whenever schools don't have the money for everything, they need to make cuts. They often make cuts from areas they deem nonessential, like the arts and gym.

This has resulted in many cases where kids only have gym class for like 45 min. tops once or twice a week.

Despite this, gym teachers still have certain things they need to teach and test kids on. So they need to cram it into these small, infrequent lessons.

Most sports and physical activities, you get used to it by doing an activity often. But when there's too much to get through and not enough time, kids don't build the strength and skills necessary.

This is the main reason I think bringing back the Presidential Fitness test is a bad idea. Like, if they also made sure gym teachers had the support they needed to help the kids pass, it would be a great way to help kids get or stay healthy. But we all know that they aren't going to increase funding to schools, meaning kids won't have gym more often, meaning gym teachers won't be able to train the kids so they can pass the test.

Then the government will act surprised and they'll blame the teachers, the school, the kids and their parents, etc. Anyone but themself.

Whenever I try out a new sport as an adult and have a good time and am surprised by this, I think back to every gym class and intramural sport and go "hey. I wasn't inherently bad at physical activity. You guys were just mean."

[animentality]

[beardsbadassery]

Rebuilding time.

[write-with-will]

Something about going on a run at 5 am when it’s still dark and chilly and no one else is out…

[thoughtportal]

5 simple exercises to awaken dormant muscles

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[ultrafit]

Annie L

[mypastnow]