• Mojave@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Man I feel the opposite

    It was so quick and simple to just do Murphs at home. I didn’t need to worry about packing gym bags, spending money, showering in public, needing to drive 10-15 minutes out and back, leaving work early or waking up at 5am to dodge a gym full of people.

    Zero equipment Calisthenics are fucking golden if you don’t give a shit about getting big fat dudebro muscles, and just wanna be strong and hot.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah I was doing home workouts since the pandemic until recently and they are great. My partner still does them this way, and I occasionally join in. But for me the real joy is in the long commute to and from the gym.

      It’s about an hour walk there and back, and the only time I listen to my podcasts. On the way there I feel anticipation, and on the way back, elation. Fun to walk with a buddy, but really meditative alone. I find I do a lot of good mental processing during that time.

      Both my library and a grocery store are nearby too, so I often bundle my trips.

      Anyway home / equipment-free workouts are totally baller, I just love my gym.