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George Ziogas's avatar

Ria, this hits so close to home. The grace you’ve given yourself isn’t laziness, it’s wisdom hard-earned. Showing up, even irregularly, is a form of commitment, and honestly, it's the kind that lasts.

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Ria Tagulinao's avatar

On point with comments, as always! Thank you for relating, George 🥹

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Regina Peralta 🇵🇭's avatar

Oh, this was enlightening, Ria! That nAch resonates with me, but maybe more in a need to be responsible (nRes). While I don’t go to the gym (my elem PE experiences traumatized me lol no workouts in public pls), I have done 3x a week at-home workouts since college, only missing them on red days hehe.

Lowering the bar a bit does make it easier — no need to go hardcore on every single thing in life! Kumbaga, even showing up is a win, right? And an investment na rin in your future self, even bit by bit. ☺️

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Niko Batallones's avatar

I don't even go to the gym. Lots of trauma there before I could even step foot in one. Although recently I have attempted to use the treadmills at the gym in my condo—and also at the hotels I've stayed in. I'm not consistent, but at least I have some sort of habit going, and I'm happy with it.

I bet my doctor isn't, though, because I gained weight anyway. All those events, all those coffees I need to keep going.

Also, the subscribe caption made me laugh because I swear, I wasn't thinking of nudes... :D

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