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Re:Long-term stress is the default mode of the 21st century by t0mbstone on Monday September 14, 2020 @12:56PM (#24472386)
I like this clarification.

If you work out for half an hour and then get off the treadmill, you feel great and accomplished. This is a manageable amount of stress.

But for comparison, imagine if you have to run on that treadmill day after day after day, only getting off for regimented breaks and the bare minimum amount of rest required, and you are only allowed two weeks of vacation a year and then it's back to the treadmill. And if you ever stop running on the treadmill, you lose your house and ability to feed yourself and provide care for your family... It gradually wears your soul down to a nub.

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Re:Long-term stress is the default mode of the 21st century by TeMPOraL on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @03:55AM (#24478854)
> And if you ever stop running on the treadmill, you lose your house and ability to feed yourself and provide care for your family...

Not to mention: if, in a moment of weakness, you slow down on a treadmill, braking braces on your legs kick in and start giving resistance, making running harder. Thus any kind of slack or mishap becomes a permanent handicap.

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Re:Long-term stress is the default mode of the 21st century by throw7 on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:23PM (#24472670)
Yes, that's called "overtraining". :)
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