Have you tried weight-lifting? Running on an elliptical machine or biking as opposed to just going out and hitting the pavement?
I’ve started this whole thing within the past month, and as of yet, have bought no equipment (and due to wintery weather, have barely managed my daily hikes, let alone increasing the pace to jogging or running). I am planning on picking up a bicycle come the spring, though.
My mind kinda processes exercise this way.
I tend to prefer GURPS, myself, but the thread’s title should point out I’m thinking at least roughly on the same lines. :)
blatant rationalization
Hrm. For some time now, I’ve been picking a deliberately flimsy excuse as my reason to go out for the daily walk/hike, such as “I’ll go check the price of basil at distant store X”, to the point of it now being a running joke, so that part seems easy enough. And I do recall theorizing about the ‘mahout theory of consciousness’, where most of the brain is just this clumsy elephant that wants to trundle along in its own way, and needs some sharp whacks for the consciousness-mahout to get it going in the right direction… I’m going to have to see if I can dig up my notes on how well that worked out at the time.
What sort of rewards and punishments seem to work for you?
I’ve started this whole thing within the past month, and as of yet, have bought no equipment (and due to wintery weather, have barely managed my daily hikes, let alone increasing the pace to jogging or running). I am planning on picking up a bicycle come the spring, though.
I tend to prefer GURPS, myself, but the thread’s title should point out I’m thinking at least roughly on the same lines. :)
Hrm. For some time now, I’ve been picking a deliberately flimsy excuse as my reason to go out for the daily walk/hike, such as “I’ll go check the price of basil at distant store X”, to the point of it now being a running joke, so that part seems easy enough. And I do recall theorizing about the ‘mahout theory of consciousness’, where most of the brain is just this clumsy elephant that wants to trundle along in its own way, and needs some sharp whacks for the consciousness-mahout to get it going in the right direction… I’m going to have to see if I can dig up my notes on how well that worked out at the time.
What sort of rewards and punishments seem to work for you?