Beginner Fitness: Daily Simple Questions Thread - May 20, 2021

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Daily Simple Questions Thread - May 20, 2021 Posted: 20 May 2021 02:00 AM PDT Welcome to the /r/Fitness Daily Simple Questions Thread - Our daily thread to ask about all things fitness. Post your questions here related to your diet and nutrition or your training routine and exercises. Anyone can post a question and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. As always, be sure to read the wiki first. Like, all of it. Rule #0 still applies in this thread. Also, there's a handy search function to your right, and if you didn't know, you can also use Google to search r/Fitness by using the limiter "site:reddit.com/r/fitness" after your search topic. Other good resources to check first are Exrx.net for exercise-related topics and Examine.com for nutrition and supplement science. If you are posting a routine critique request, make sure you follow the guidelines for including enough detail. (Please note: This is not a place for general small talk, chit-chat, jokes, memes, "Dear Diary" type comments, shitposting, or non-fitness questions. It is for fitness questions only, and only those that are serious.) submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

not getting stress relief from exercise Posted: 19 May 2021 07:01 AM PDT Hey guys, I've been working out pretty regularly (2-3x a week) for almost 8 months now. I recently added 20 mins of cardio at the end of each workout. I keep reading about people using exercise to relieve stress, and that it reduces their stress levels and improves their mental health in general life, even not just after exercise. However, I have barely felt any effect on my mental health at all. I can't find anyone else experiencing this and I feel like I'm going crazy. I do feel good after exercise most of the time, and I have a bit more energy to do chores and stuff. But on a day-to-day basis I feel the same as I did prior to exercising. Is there anyone else experiencing similar feelings? EDIT: Thanks for all your responses, it's been hard to keep up. A lot of helpful tips and perspectives here. I'm clearly not the only one experiencing this, and I have probably also been misinterpreting what people mean when they say they "feel better" from exercising. Lifting was way more YMMV and nuanced than I previously thought in terms of how it affects peoples moods! submitted by /u/velixo [link] [comments]

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