My province has once again closed all gyms/fitness centres.
For a couple of weeks I was getting around restrictions by “hiring” a personal trainer for one-on-one sessions (what was allowed), but now even that’s been quashed.
My cocktail of depression, rage and confusion is really quite something.
The government and its allies simply don’t care, so now neither do I.
My job was never affected by any of these shutdown (I am a control system automation engineer) . But it pissed me off to no end when they closed the gyms down (twice in my area). The fantasies I had about doing to the politicians who imposed such are not something to be discussed on the internet.
What's assinine about this is that resistive weight training (aka bodybuilding) increases your resistance to disease because, among other things, it helps maintain or regenerate your thymus gland. It also increases your body's production of both IGF-1 and IGF-2. Now there is a big debate in the life extension community as to whether IGF-1 actually shortens life span. But I think this is BS. Anything that increases your body's regenerative capability (which body building certainly does) is going to be good for longevity.
I believe weight training (bodybuilding) is essential to everyone, both men and women. It is especially necessary for women because it prevents the loss of bone density that women are especially prone to with age. The number one cause of age-related disability is sarcopenia, which is muscle-loss. Some of this is due to motor control neuron loss (I will have more to say on this at a later date). But much of it can be prevented through resistive weight training.