This came from my favorite researcher BJ Fogg whose method Tiny Habits I love
Do strength training (but not too much)
You may be surprised that I picked this area.
One reason this matters > When you feel physically stronger, this feeling ripples out into many other areas of life.
My advice here . . . Do some strength training each day, even if for three minutes. Squats, pushups, resistance bands, etc.
You should be pretty happy with 10 minutes a day of true strength training (not cardio).
If you get quite sore, then youve done too much. Scale back. (Im talking to people over 40 here.)
My rule is to push myself until I feel a burn. Then I stop and go to the next exercise. For me the right amount causes me to feel compact and strong the next day, not sore or tired.
You dont need a gym or even 30 minutes of strength training. You mostly need to be consistent something each day, no matter how tiny.
Hope this helps!
-BJ
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BJ Fogg, PhD
Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University
Author of the New York Times Bestseller Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything
Bipolar I w/psychotic features
Last inpatient stay in 2018
Geodon 40 mg
Seroquel 75 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects)
Long term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued:
– hypothyroidism
– obesity BMI ~ 38
