Comment by cadamsdotcom

Some ways to exercise avoid injury & get results, and some.. don’t.

I’m a triathlete of 4 years now - love to be sore but have never been injured & unable to train.

There are three things you must do:

1. good technique: lift with the right muscles, run at the right cadence & target heart rate.

2. listen to your body when it needs less or more load.

3. treat recovery as equally important as exercise itself. Exercise’s mirror.

That said, instead of actual complaints, your friends might be social signaling! Bringing it up to bond over the joy of exercise. Humans do that subconsciously, and there is a ton of joy to bond over!