1 hour at the gym = 4% of your day. 30 min of reading = 2% of your day. You have the time. What you don’t have is discipline.

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Jamie 1 year ago
Wow…never thought about it that way. This is inspiring and I’m going to do both!
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More-10 1 year ago
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1 hour at the gym = 4% of your day. 30 min of reading = 2% of your day. You have the time. What you don’t have is discipline.
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Gym = place where suckers go and pay money to exercise. All you need is your own body weight, dip bars, pull up bars, and a park bench. The biggest guy I've ever met told me "the only reason you would visit a gym is to use the rowing machine" We didn't have a gym in prison, but you lock a man in a small room for 22 hours a day and he's going to start doing squats and pushups out of boredom.
Can even listen to an audio book while working out, there is always a way around the excuses! Commit to something today!
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Dakota 1 year ago
1 hr is 4% of 24 hours, but you sleep for 8 of those. So it’s actually 6.25% of your waking hours. And assuming you have to work an 8 hour day, it’s 12.5% of your non-working waking hours. I say this as someone that goes to the gym almost everyday… you have to actively prioritize it over other important things competing for your time. It’s not “jUsT 4% of yOuR day!1!” Don’t make it sound so easy.
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Dakota 1 year ago
Oh yeah, and don’t forget most people have to drive to their gym too…
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Dakota 1 year ago
Oh, I’m there. Just don’t trivialize it. And the original post is completely disingenuous, dishonest, and misleading.
I did that for years (also in my office) but finally caved and bought a high-quality pair of adjustable dumbells; feels like a total luxury. Those + a bench + gymnastic rings on the ceiling is a pretty solid setup for not too much money or space.