Musings on exercise from an #impsci psychologist. Thread. I was NOT an athlete growing up. I was always picked last for sports. I hated running around the gym in circles (always got a side stitch). I never scored a goal (despite playing soccer for years as a forward).
My identity was not "athletic." Fast forward to my clinical psychology PhD (grueling). I read about the protective benefits of exercise and started running to train for a 10-miler (#BSR proud) in 2006. I started out running 1 min, walking 9 min in 10 min increments.
Took me 5 years to find my flow. Don't give up. Did you know exercise protects your mental health? What's the secret sauce? For me: (1) community (people in class and a kick ass consistent instructor), (2) music, (3) goals, (4) and how I feel after
IMHO @onepeloton and @BarrysBootcamp are two companies with the secret sauce. But they are $$$. How do we make that freely available to all communities? Eg Could @onepeloton follow in the footsteps of @TOMS and donate a free bike to communities in need for every xx purchases?
I'm proud to be an athlete now. Also, I'm not sure I would have made it through the past 10 months without it. On the bad days, it was my light.
@DocElovitz @CarolynCannu @uche_blackstock @choo_ek @meganranney @EmmyBetz @RainaMerchant @mlanefall
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