NOT a way to be helpful

[deird1]

"I just did ten minutes of bike riding, and felt like I wanted to die. Hurrah for fitness! *is exhausted*"

"You know, you should really push through the wanting to die bit if you want to get fit."

"Yes, I did. Which is why I kept on going for a whole extra bit."

"Well, I mean - instead of just ten minutes, you should be trying to do twenty minutes."

"How about, instead of doing five minutes, like I did yesterday, I could push through the pain and get it up to ten minutes? LIKE I JUST DID."

"Yes, but you need to be riding for longer."



*narrows eyes*

I realise they were trying to be helpful and advisey. But honestly - just because my Steps To Fitness are teeny and pathetic, doesn't mean they're not HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS as far as my body is concerned.



(I can now go up teeny little hills without falling off my bike! Yay me!)

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[nimthiriel]

I'd also like to mention that, when I first started at a gym, I could only lift 0.5kg weights and that HURT. But in less than a year I was up to 7kg, so teeny steps is the way to do it :-)