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I'm an avid mountain biker and while on adt and radiation the depression and fatigue struggle were real. I would forces myself to ride, even though I had no interest. Normally I ride 12-15 miles 3-4 times a week on MTB trails. While on adt and doing radiation I had to force myself away from the easy chair to go ride. I might do 5 miles if totally unmotivated or 8-10 if I was having a good day. Also lowered the intensity as seen by my heartrate monitor so that I didn't get to fatigued. Raising my heartrate and getting my blood moving always helped me feel better. I know there are other guys in here that are on many years of ADT that get the benefit of exercise.
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When I turned 50, I was over 270lbs. I started tracking calories, eating healthier, and walking 7500 steps a day. Walking 7500 steps turned to 15-20,000 steps a day, running worked its way in there and I would run 3+ miles at a time. Lost a bunch of weight and got kinda scrawny.
Started doing pushup’s a to add muscle. That led to lifting weights, a gym membership… things were going good. I got down to under 180 by cardio, back up to 185+ doing strength training (just basically in the last 6 months). Things were going good. I went from fat to scrawny to fit.
But now, I’ve lost all motivation. Not because of physical ability, but just lack of desire. I’m hoping this is a temporary thing, where I will be able to get back to it and enjoy it.