Just a simple question to those of you suffering from depression, anxiety or are just going through a tough time. Now or sometime in the past.

Have you tried exercising, and did it help? What kind, and how did it make you feel?

  • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    You should try biking in the winter. Get a second bike, like a rigid alu MTB with platform pedals and studded tires, layer some winter clothing, and go to town on salty slush, fresh snow and ice. It can be exhilarating!

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      8 months ago

      Sounds like it could be interesting to try snow biking. Doesn’t often snow here, and when it does it rarely sticks. Maybe 1-3 actual accumulations per year, so my gravel bike is suitable practically all the time. It’s just the cold that makes it unpleasant to me - layering when it’s 50F is fine, in the 40s F is doable if it’s sunny. Anything below that is just miserably uncomfortable to me because of cold wind to the face and the need to adjust layers as I warm up and cool down.