Self Improvement
A community which focusses on improving yourself. This can be in many different ways - from improving physical health or appearance, to improving mental health, creating better habits, overcoming addictions, etc.
While material circumstances beyond our control do govern much of our daily lives, people do have agency and choices to make, whether that is as "simple" as disciplining yourself to not doomscroll, to as complex as recreating yourself to have many different hobbies and habits.
This is not a place where all we do is talk about improving "productivity" (in a workplace context) and similar terms and harmful lifestyles like "grindset". Self-improvement here is intended to make you a generally better and happier person, as well as a better communist, and any other roles you may have in your life.
Rules and guidelines:
- Posts should be about self-improvement. This is obviously a wide category, and can range from advice, to finding resources, to self-posts about needing to improve in a certain area, or how you have improved, and many other things.
- Use content warnings when discussing difficult subjects.
- Do not make medical decisions solely because of a discussion you have had with any person here (e.g. whether to take or not take medications; diagnoses; etc.) as we do not vet people. All medical problems should be discussed with a real-life medical professional.
- Do not post harmful advice here. If this is seen, then please report it and we shall remove it. If you are unsure about whether it's precisely harmful advice or not but feel uneasy about it, please report it anyway.
- Do not insult other users and their lifestyles or their habits (unless they ask, I suppose). This is a place for self-improvement. Critique and discussion about a course of action is encouraged over shit-flinging. Don't talk down to people.
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On a workout streak for 6-7 days. Don't really have a particular routine locked down. As of right now I'm mostly just doing some basic weight lifting with dumbbells and a kettlebell as well as 30-50 minutes sessions on a stationary bike at home.
I want to start running as well. Might just go to the gym and run a treadmill while the weather outside warms up. I'll get back to using the rowing machine as well.
While I feel tired, I'm also starting to feel a lot better overall. I was at the point where I was starting to feel a bit sluggish. So I'm hoping to stay on this positive trend. As for my goals, I hope to make more permanent changes to my workout routine and diet. These past few years I've been yo-yoing between being relatively fit and bordering on being unhealthy.
Congrats on the workout streak! Just make sure to get enough water, protein and rest. Maybe get some magnesium malate since you're working out so much and brazil nuts for selenium
Keep going! For most people, once you get your sleep schedule right and have 120-300+ minutes a week of exercise, your energy levels go up.