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I do a lot of physical work, if running around a hospital counts. Absolutely getting my steps in. Working out at home irregularly.
But no. I just hurt and ache all over. I suspect it's somatoform and a strong indicator of depressive relapse on top of undermedication for my ADHD.
Sadly, I can tell you that being too tired doesn't hide the depression.
dunno, why it has an Elijah under the Juniper tree feeling.
The physical work I was referring was either:
Heavy Kettlebell Work (it could be 16K or 20K but not above that). The simplest is goto a shop, swap your credit card, pick it and walk back to your home. start with 10 minutes (= set a timer for 10 minutes, pick it with one hand, two hands, exchange hands while moving around, and move around without putting it down till the bell rings; that's all). Just for 1 week, do it daily 10-11 minutes. Do it any time in the day or night. Hell, do it before sending the first message into TheMotte. Seven Days.
Heavy Resistance Training: 70-80% of your Rmax, 10-20 reps (in whichever way) within 5 minutes each, for Squats, Benchpress, and Deadlift. If interested, add Overhead Press. The Intensity (in terms of weight, not in terms of inducing fatigue) should be high.
Walking, running in hospital, mandatory steps all are low intensity workouts <-- not what I was suggesting.
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