new here.
retail job, on my feet 8 hours a shift, calves swollen most nights by closing time.
started trying actual workouts 2 weeks ago, bodyweight stuff at home for now.
weak and winded
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- ClearDays10.02
2 weeks in and still showing up is honestly the hardest part, that’s usually right when people quit. I did retail-adjacent shifts for a stretch during grad school and the calf swelling by closing was no joke, elevating my feet for even 10 minutes before bed helped more than I expected it to. bodyweight stuff at home is such a solid way to start too, no equipment pressure and nobody watching.
- 봄날10.02
man the calf swelling thing hit different for me too, not retail but my commute is an hour and a half each way and half of it standing on the train, by the time I get home my shoes feel a size smaller. 2 weeks into actual workouts already puts you ahead of most people who just talk about starting.
- dewdrop10.02
same here… 5 weeks in and still winded too!
- Good Enough Skin10.02
in my case rest beat new reps by week 2
- → Good Enough SkinQuietAcreAuthor10.02
thanks for saying that, i push through soreness more than i should
- RadiantRoutine10.02
retail shifts plus new workouts at once is rough, calves used to seize up too until I stretched right when I got home
- OatMilk10.02
both makes sense, showing up matters but so does listening to swelling like that. i stand all day too and only started stretching on day 10, still doesn’t help some nights
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