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How do I actually get the motivation to start working out, and do it consistently?
I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but I really struggle with this. I love the idea of getting into shape, but as soon as I think about actually having to get up and exercise, I get so overwhelmed and it feels like my motivation and energy just gets drained away. It's probably also related to my anxiety disorder, but I often feel tired and burnt out. Does anyone have any advice on how I can overcome this? I want to be able to work out without getting exhausted just thinking about it, but also be able to do it consistently even if I do feel tired.
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@Jerry Reuss Thank you so much for your advice, I really appreciate it! I did some research about dopamine detoxing, and I think that'll help a lot. When I finished high school I was so burnt out, and I had no idea what I wanted to study or do as a career (I still don't really know). I rushed into a university degree that I wasn't interested in, and it caused me to feel so stressed, demotivated and generally down that I dropped out. Ever since then, I've gotten deeper into the habit of avoiding hard/stressful/long-term development tasks, and spending more time doing instant gratification activities like watching TV/YouTube. But I think the biggest cause of the issues is my anxiety disorder; I have severe OCD (I've had it for twelve years now). Basically I almost always feel stressed/afraid and spend most of the day obsessing about worries and fears, and so I do compulsive actions (sometimes over a hundred times a day) to make myself feel safer, or make myself feel like I've "prevented the worries from coming true". It sounds very irrational (and it is), but with OCD your nervous system virtually can't tell the difference between a real threat and a false alarm. So even if I know that my worries/fears are irrational and can't happen, and that doing compulsive actions doesn't actually affect anything, my nervous system still responds as if the worries are real threats, so I go into fight-or-flight mode and feel that I need to react in some way to become safe, so I do compulsions. This isn't the correct way to respond; doing compulsions reinforces the OCD cycle and makes it stronger. What I should do is not react to the thoughts and let them pass on their own, and it might sound easy, but it feels almost impossible to do whenever an intense fear/worry pops up, which is why people with OCD very easily get into the habit of doing compulsions for short-term relief. There's no cure for OCD, but it is possible to make it more manageable by being brave enough to respond correctly; I just haven't been brave enough.
What are some future courses you'd like to see in Caliversity?
@Ah Huat and @Kevin Dul have mentioned that they'd both like to see a course that is related to bulking/cutting/maintaining What about you?
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What are some future courses you'd like to see in Caliversity?
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@Connor Hall yeah I’d also like to see something like this 😃
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I’d love to see a course about dieting; what and how much to eat to lose fat but gain muscle
How should I incorporate cardio into the Start Calisthenics program?
So I'm a complete beginner, and soon I'm gonna start with Level 1 of the Start Calisthenics for Beginners program. I did some searching in the community posts to find about how many times a week I should train, and it seems like the general recommendation is to train and rest on alternating days, which makes sense. But now my question is, how should I incorporate cardio into that schedule? Specifically, I like to use a jump rope for cardio, because apparently it's a great cardio workout and also I can do it from home. I jump for ~15 minutes at a time for now, but I'll probably increase that to 30 mins as I get fitter. So, should I train cardio after my calisthenics training (on the same day), or should I do it on the calisthenics rest days? And if that's the case, should I also have a rest day where I don't do any cardio or calisthenics training?
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@Mohammad Abusalama Thanks so much for the reply! I did some more research too, and it seems like it’s a personal preference thing, so I’ll see what works best for me :) Thank you again!
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Hello everyone! My name is Johnny, and I’m 22. My goal with exercise is to get into a consistent routine and become generally fit, for both my physical and mental health. Once I get there, I want to learn as many calisthenics techniques as possible, and develop a lean athletic build
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where are yall from
I'm from Singapore wbu you guys?
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where are yall from
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I’m from South Africa; nice to meet you!
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Johnny Ackermann
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@johnny-ackermann-7997
I'm Johnny, a 22 year old guy who loves animals (especially dogs), superheroes, music and gaming. I've struggled with OCD for many years.

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