I feel so tired after half a day of work, never mind working a full day. After a couple of weeks of this, when i get home, i have no energy left for anything. Even things I usually enjoy.

Everything feels like a drag at that point and I can’t seem to do anything to improve this.

Doing this for a few more months usually ends up with me having to quit my job or i will get so tired and sick I can’t do anything anymore.

How to deal with this?

  • kamenLady.@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 months ago

    Try starting out with bands - they aren’t as hard to the joints as weights.

    I started a few years ago with a band and the instructed exercises that came with the band ( all of them have it ). After a few weeks i already had a feeling of how much is ok - it comes with the first times you get aware of your body core.

    Now i have a set of different bands for different exercises - i can only recommend this for starters

    also, drink much water like lot’s of water

    Edit: and, it’s never too late - i started when i was 47, am now 52 and it’s a different world for me. Before that i was in the office or home-office sitting 8 hours a day and completely out of energy after work for years ( + 20 years )

      • kamenLady.@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        There are different resistance classes, i would start with the lightest ( usually they are in orange ).

        Do the exercises until you don’t feel any resistance anymore, then you can switch to the next resistance level.

        I would recommend a multi band for the beginning, it’s very versatile (with loops) and you can train the whole body with one band.

        Personally i like the bands from blackroll, but it’s up to you which brand you prefer. Keep in mind that some brands have their own color codes for different resistance levels. Most use the Orange ( lightest ) to Black ( hardest ) codes though.