Physical activity is undeniably important to managing mood and chronic pain for me.
Something that isn't discussed whenever this topic comes up, though, is how unbelievably hard it is to get started when you aren't active. I had to force myself to go to the gym, take walks etc for six months before I felt like I actually enjoyed those things.
For those of us who default to couch-potato it's a massive barrier that is often ignored (at least, from my experience, by medical professionals).
Something that isn't discussed whenever this topic comes up, though, is how unbelievably hard it is to get started when you aren't active. I had to force myself to go to the gym, take walks etc for six months before I felt like I actually enjoyed those things.
For those of us who default to couch-potato it's a massive barrier that is often ignored (at least, from my experience, by medical professionals).