Feeling Tired Feels Good

This post was automatically translated by AI from the Japanese original.

I got up at 1 p.m. today.

I couldn’t fall asleep for a long time, and before I knew it, it was around 7 in the morning…

I shook it off and cleaned my room. Then I headed to the gym for strength training.

Lately I have more free time, so I’m grateful that I can go twice a week.

I’ve also started taking care of my body.

I work on the computer and I’m an indoor person, so I hardly move. When I sit all day, my hips get stiff and my back tends to get tense.

The feeling of my body getting stiff is unpleasant. I don’t like exercise, but I think I should move my body as much as I can.

When Your Feelings Change, Your Body Changes Too

(A record of how I, someone who hates exercise, started moving.)

It’s a real hassle until I actually do it, but it feels good to follow through on something I decided to do myself.

Strength training in particular makes my body tired, so it gives me a sense of accomplishment.

I write it all down in my notebook every time. Last year, lifting 12 kg was all I could manage, and now I can lift 21 kg. Getting used to something is amazing.

Come to think of it,

tired = a hassle, unpleasant

has changed to

tired = feels good.

This autumn, I went to Universal Studios Japan for the first time.

To ride every attraction I wanted, I got up early and played all day. Except for lunch, I was walking or standing the whole time.

By sunset I was completely worn out. The park is open until about 10 p.m., but I’d hit my limit and we decided to go home. Ha ha.

After that, I soaked in the bath, and the beer I had afterward was the best!!

By around 8 p.m. I literally collapsed into bed and slept soundly until morning.

It was hard to believe I’m the same person who usually can’t fall asleep. I really felt how good it is to be physically tired.

Being tired feels good.

As I keep exercising,

I’ve started to notice that my stiff body, which I used to take for granted, feels wrong.

And I’ve learned that the tiredness after moving is my body loosening up, and that feels good.