toomanypancakes to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 days agoWhat's your method of enjoying (or at least tolerating) physical exercise?message-square142fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down17
arrow-up1156arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your method of enjoying (or at least tolerating) physical exercise?toomanypancakes to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 days agomessage-square142fedilink
minus-square@severalkittens@ani.sociallinkfedilink14•11 days agoLift heavy things! If you keep lifting them then you can lift even heavier things! No joke, this is my favorite aspect too. It gets to a point where you start to enjoy the soreness.
minus-square@cattywampas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-211 days agoIt’s IRL character advancement. That’s the trick if you’re into RPGs. Sometimes you gotta grind for that XP.
minus-square@shittydwarf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink5•11 days agoA lot of the fitness apps have tracking for weightlifting. You get a little badge or animation when you hit a new max… I think there’s a missed opportunity here for a weightlifting RPG like walkscape is for walking…
minus-square@shittydwarf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•edit-211 days agoYes and then tracking, in great detail, exactly how heavy the things were and how much heavier they were than last time. Just incredible stuff
Lift heavy things! If you keep lifting them then you can lift even heavier things!
No joke, this is my favorite aspect too. It gets to a point where you start to enjoy the soreness.
It’s IRL character advancement. That’s the trick if you’re into RPGs. Sometimes you gotta grind for that XP.
A lot of the fitness apps have tracking for weightlifting. You get a little badge or animation when you hit a new max… I think there’s a missed opportunity here for a weightlifting RPG like walkscape is for walking…
Yes and then tracking, in great detail, exactly how heavy the things were and how much heavier they were than last time. Just incredible stuff