Comment by evilduck
3 days ago
You're right of course, consistency is safer and more sustainable but ego is a bitch and nobody is ever bragging or impressed about an average adult being able to walk their dog daily, or doing ten 50kg squats twice a week, or even jogging a mile three times a week (except maybe your doctor, and probably only then if you're over 40).
True, but if you can afford to hike in the mountains, you can then brag about seeing a groundhog, a chamois, a valley, joining paths, waking up with the sun (never hike in afternoons because storms and night approaching).
Which is the best of both worlds: You don’t index yourself against an herculean performance, and yet you still do exercise. And walking 8hrs in the mountains actually does wonders to weight, MUCH better than my herculean 1000m-in-70-minutes climb.
On a generic day, I walk at least 10k steps and for some colleagues that was herculean and thought I was kidding.
Also if after passing your 20s, ego still defines your behaviour on such a personal and private aspect of your life, I'd suggest to look into doing meditation/mindfulness, as it's a bit strange (or at least it should be).