• Pirat@lemmy.org
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      I’m a pacer when talking on a phone. Back in the days of corded phones, I got very good at repairing phones I pulled off the desk/table while pacing.

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    Get a dog, the walks become mandatory.

    Then there are days when the dog has to sniff every third blade of grass…inevitably, this happens when you’re short on time and trying to do a quick walk…

    And then there’s rain, snow, extreme cold, extreme heat…yeah walking a dog has it all!

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      inevitably, this happens when you’re short on time and trying to do a quick walk…

      I swear, my dog knows…

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      I prefer birds. I can train them to go to the stick mounted over a garbage bin to poop, and I can still harness them up and take them out to fly around.

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      I took up running for a while. “Runners high” is a very misleading term because the only thing that feels good about running is being done running

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        Then you’ve never truly had a runners high. When I was occasionally running while I in my teens, I’ve had a feeling once or twice where you feel like you’re flying and feel like you can go on forever. That’s what “Runner’s high” is I believe

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          Yeah it’s an amazing feeling it happens when your body switches energy sources so you go from feeling tired to feeling completely rejuvenated in an instant

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        Once you get into it you get pretty addicted to it. Like I feel guilty if I haven’t run in a couple days. And running after a stressful day of work is like magic for making the tension go away. In the summer my runs are also trail runs so that makes it a lot better.

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          I ran 3 miles a day for 3 months trying to get that addiction. I hated every minute of it. Finally gave it up.

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            Every day?! I’m not a huge fan of streak running. I’ve only done 2 6 mile runs this week and they both felt pretty good. First one was more a decompression run, my heart rate was too high. Second was a proper zone 2 workout and I actually feel like I have more energy afterwards.

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        My whole life I’ve wanted to be a runner but goddamn… Running is ass.

        Maybe one day I’ll commit. Doubtful.

        Cycling is much more enjoyable.

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    Pro tip: Get yourself a good audiobook and listen to it while walking. I regularly do extra long walks just because I want to continue listening.