Aerobic Exercise: The One Thing That Changed How I Think, Not Just How I Move

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Let me start with a confession:

I used to think “aerobic exercise” was just a fancy term fitness bloggers used to feel smarter.

All I knew was: people jog, sweat, maybe get abs. End of story.

But that was before I started doing it. And it quietly rewired my brain.

I didn’t care about the calories burned. Or the Fitbit stats.
I cared about one thing: Could this help me feel less… stuck?

🚨 Crash: My Mind Was Moving Slower Than My Body

I wasn’t unmotivated — I was foggy.

I’d sit at my desk with good intentions and stare at the blinking cursor like it owed me money.

Reading was hard. Writing was harder. And don’t even ask about focus.

Then I stumbled across a line in a podcast:

“The brain is built for motion. When you move, your mind moves with it.”

It sounded too poetic to be practical.

But I was desperate enough to test it.

So I went outside. And walked.

💡 Shift: The Day I Outsmarted My Brain With My Feet