I was walking every day for months on end. It did nothing for my mood. Not just casual walking, I was speed walking. My hear rate was pretty high while walking. It did nothing for me, so i lost all motivation

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You likely need to do something more strenuous than walking.

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Not just casual walking, I was speed walking. My hear rate was pretty high while walking.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 37 minutes ago (1 children)

Yes, you might need something more strenuous. If speed walking was getting your heart rate to the target zone, then it's possible you weren't in good enough shape to see the mental health benefits.

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 minutes ago

Or... maybe not everyone's brain works the same way?

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago

It's funny how people can be so different.

I personally love the feeling of exercising, so unless I am experiencing severe anhedonia—which has happened in the past when I was on a lower dosage of antidepressant—then it always bursts my mood while I am doing it, which provides significant motivation. However, exercise does nothing for my wife except to make her feel sweaty and unpleasant, so she feels no motivation to do it, and even though I understand this intellectually I still have trouble "getting" it.