Finally watched that beginner strength video I’d bookmarked for weeks, the kind made for people with basically zero muscle built up. I expected a list of exercises, but what actually stuck was near the end, when the instructor said the number that matters isn’t reps, it’s how many days in a row you don’t skip it completely.
That reframed the whole thing for me. I’ve been doing 10 minutes before bed instead of a real workout, and I haven’t missed a day in 9 days straight. Some nights it’s just the floor stretch from the warm-up, nothing past that, and I used to think that didn’t count.
Shoulders still lock up most Thursdays from sitting through job search emails, but showing up feels less impossible than getting stronger ever did.