Posted by Hombre on June 9, 2010, at 18:55:37
In reply to Re: exercise making me really depressed, posted by desolationrower on June 9, 2010, at 14:34:17
Exercise as an isolated activity is kind of weird, actually. Much more interesting to take a bike ride to a cafe, to walk in the woods, to do martial arts, gardening or yoga. That said, it does become a chore (a necessary but difficult chore) when depressed. If you can only walk around the block a few times, that's a great accomplishment on the bad days. When I am particularly tired I just do joint rotations like this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA3v8I73HE8&feature=related
It's great for relieving tension in the body and does not take as much effort, but the results can be quite refreshing. Don't be fooled by the simplicity.
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