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Eka • Edited

I used to dislike and avoid sports of all kinds. I rode a bike for transport (not downhill cycling etc), I walk and take the stairs, but that's it. Since last year, I've been trying to adopt a workout habit and regularly go to a gym near my coworking space.

My go-to site is Fitness Blender, which has a wide variety of workouts for the most unfit beginners to the hardcore stuff. I followed the "Low Impact" program, which basically gives me short well-rounded workouts 5 days a week (mix of cardio, HIIT, tabata, yoga & pilates-influenced stretching). Additionally I just do weights or use whichever machine is relevant to that day's training if I have extra time & energy. Occasionally I swim and join the yoga class, both included in my gym membership.

Eventually I started enjoying physical exercise and felt the benefits. But then COVID hit, all my routines thrown off (both my coworking space and gym are closed). I got a mat for exercising at home, but to be honest I've been low in drive and motivation. Since lockdown, I just do short videos from "Yoga with Adriene" occasionally.