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@amydcohen That's great! I believe running and strength training support each other in a nice way. Next I should work on mobility but I hate stretching...

@mattyice117 The heart is a muscle too! For me it's hard to keep motivated when I only do the one type of exercise that is just "okay".

@colwyn I wish had started strength training earlier instead of just running. I feel much more balanced now that I do both. Also, good shoes and a proper sports bra make exercising so much better and less painful! It's not obligatory to wear skin-tight leggings to fit in with the gym crowd, any...

@joanie59 I'm sorry to hear you have had a bad experience at a gym before -it's horrible and a good gym should take care of the general atmosphere too. My gym offers single introductory classes for beginners. They reserve some equipment and a trainer shows a small group how to use the machines...

@hmf I work at my very non-ergonomic home office setting and this whole thread has given me the motivation to start stretching. I don't really like it but not stretching is probably the reason why my neck feels so stiff all the time! What kind of stretches do you do?