Before I caught Covid I was going to the gym 3/4 times a week and walking 10k a day. But after Covid and long covid I haven’t been able to back to the gym, however I still try and walk 10k daily.
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Do you mean Covid has left you too ill to go to the gym, OP? Sorry to hear that if it has.
If not, lots of us lost our flow in lockdowns, but just got to get back in the swing if you want to. It's small steps: you won't get back to the same pre-Covid level immediately, but just set small, achievable goals and you'll soon rebuild the habit. |
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Why call it a dad bod? It's such a daft term in my eyes! There are some fit men on here who claim to have one too - such a call for sympathy where absolutely non is warranted imo!
If you gave birth to kids and still had it after actually doing any housework you can call it a 'dad bod' imo lol.
Most men just get lazy then blame having kids! It's like 'dad joke' or 'dad dancing' to me, almost a form of 'giving up'.
Burn some rubber guys! Or something.
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Before and during covid I was running 4 times a week. Hoping to get back into it but since covid and having my daughter I never find the time and now I’ma chubster. Charge it to the game |
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"Do you mean Covid has left you too ill to go to the gym, OP? Sorry to hear that if it has.
If not, lots of us lost our flow in lockdowns, but just got to get back in the swing if you want to. It's small steps: you won't get back to the same pre-Covid level immediately, but just set small, achievable goals and you'll soon rebuild the habit."
I was ill for about 6 months afterwards. I’m ok now but just lacking something still. Which has stopped me getting back to the gym, if that makes sense
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"Why call it a dad bod? It's such a daft term in my eyes! There are some fit men on here who claim to have one too - such a call for sympathy where absolutely non is warranted imo!
If you gave birth to kids and still had it after actually doing any housework you can call it a 'dad bod' imo lol.
Most men just get lazy then blame having kids! It's like 'dad joke' or 'dad dancing' to me, almost a form of 'giving up'.
Burn some rubber guys! Or something.
pt"
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Small steps and goals are easier to achieve… so start small.
The thought of going to the gym is where the lack of motivation hits…. So why not just do something at home. Living room workouts can be quick and affective …with noticeable changes.
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"Why call it a dad bod? It's such a daft term in my eyes! There are some fit men on here who claim to have one too - such a call for sympathy where absolutely non is warranted imo!
If you gave birth to kids and still had it after actually doing any housework you can call it a 'dad bod' imo lol.
Most men just get lazy then blame having kids! It's like 'dad joke' or 'dad dancing' to me, almost a form of 'giving up'.
Burn some rubber guys! Or something.
pt"
This hits home... It's exactly what happened to me. It is difficult once you to have children's to give tone but not impossible.
I made excuses and then feel out of the habit and eventually have just become lazy.
Luckily I was in reasonable shape before hand so I'm no where near fat bit I'm not in the shape I was in before. |
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"Why call it a dad bod? It's such a daft term in my eyes! There are some fit men on here who claim to have one too - such a call for sympathy where absolutely non is warranted imo!
If you gave birth to kids and still had it after actually doing any housework you can call it a 'dad bod' imo lol.
Most men just get lazy then blame having kids! It's like 'dad joke' or 'dad dancing' to me, almost a form of 'giving up'.
Burn some rubber guys! Or something.
pt
This hits home... It's exactly what happened to me. It is difficult once you to have children's to give tone but not impossible.
I made excuses and then feel out of the habit and eventually have just become lazy.
Luckily I was in reasonable shape before hand so I'm no where near fat bit I'm not in the shape I was in before. "
I will get back into it hopefully lol
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"Do you mean Covid has left you too ill to go to the gym, OP? Sorry to hear that if it has.
If not, lots of us lost our flow in lockdowns, but just got to get back in the swing if you want to. It's small steps: you won't get back to the same pre-Covid level immediately, but just set small, achievable goals and you'll soon rebuild the habit.
I was ill for about 6 months afterwards. I’m ok now but just lacking something still. Which has stopped me getting back to the gym, if that makes sense
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Kind of. Sorry you were so unwell, and I'm obviously not saying you should ignore any medical advice. But if there's no physical reason not to, you just need to go! Take small steps, plan, don't over exert yourself, but just showing up will quickly build momentum. The first session is the hardest. Good luck! |
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Remember that dad bod is just having too much fat, which can be fixed with diet alone, exercise helps but it’s not needed
If your struggling with exercise, put that effort into diet and lower your bf% |
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"Remember that dad bod is just having too much fat, which can be fixed with diet alone, exercise helps but it’s not needed
If your struggling with exercise, put that effort into diet and lower your bf%"
True! Those muscles are hiding behind the fat lol |
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"Do you mean Covid has left you too ill to go to the gym, OP? Sorry to hear that if it has.
If not, lots of us lost our flow in lockdowns, but just got to get back in the swing if you want to. It's small steps: you won't get back to the same pre-Covid level immediately, but just set small, achievable goals and you'll soon rebuild the habit.
I was ill for about 6 months afterwards. I’m ok now but just lacking something still. Which has stopped me getting back to the gym, if that makes sense
Kind of. Sorry you were so unwell, and I'm obviously not saying you should ignore any medical advice. But if there's no physical reason not to, you just need to go! Take small steps, plan, don't over exert yourself, but just showing up will quickly build momentum. The first session is the hardest. Good luck!"
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"Why call it a dad bod? It's such a daft term in my eyes! There are some fit men on here who claim to have one too - such a call for sympathy where absolutely non is warranted imo!
If you gave birth to kids and still had it after actually doing any housework you can call it a 'dad bod' imo lol.
Most men just get lazy then blame having kids! It's like 'dad joke' or 'dad dancing' to me, almost a form of 'giving up'.
Burn some rubber guys! Or something.
pt"
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"Why call it a dad bod? It's such a daft term in my eyes! There are some fit men on here who claim to have one too - such a call for sympathy where absolutely non is warranted imo!
If you gave birth to kids and still had it after actually doing any housework you can call it a 'dad bod' imo lol.
Most men just get lazy then blame having kids! It's like 'dad joke' or 'dad dancing' to me, almost a form of 'giving up'.
Burn some rubber guys! Or something.
pt"
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So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts  |
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over a year ago
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts "
,, its all bollocks isnt it |
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts "
Personally I always judge a lady on personality. But I’m in the minority |
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts "
There's no such thing as a "dad bod" |
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts
There's no such thing as a "dad bod""
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts
There's no such thing as a "dad bod"
You think?"
Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts
There's no such thing as a "dad bod"
You think?
Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts
There's no such thing as a "dad bod"
You think?
Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
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Is it not called so because when you become a dad (in some cases) you potentially have less time to train and/or less motivation due to your time being filled with fatherhood…. So people decided (as in many cases) that it required a label …. So they deemed the ‘dad bod’ title because you once had a better body? And now that you’re a dad you don’t? I don’t think people labelled it because of physical changes incurred by actual labour / childbirth ?
I realise non dads are given this label too…. But was that by default from the originality of the term ?
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts
There's no such thing as a "dad bod"
You think?
Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
Is it not called so because when you become a dad (in some cases) you potentially have less time to train and/or less motivation due to your time being filled with fatherhood…. So people decided (as in many cases) that it required a label …. So they deemed the ‘dad bod’ title because you once had a better body? And now that you’re a dad you don’t? I don’t think people labelled it because of physical changes incurred by actual labour / childbirth ?
I realise non dads are given this label too…. But was that by default from the originality of the term ?
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"So what defines a dad bod?
Why does everything have to be defined by a category.
Can't you just fancy someone regardless of how they look?
Obviously some people have a type , when does a guy cease to have a dad bod, what's next a beer bod?
My head hurts
There's no such thing as a "dad bod"
You think?
Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
Is it not called so because when you become a dad (in some cases) you potentially have less time to train and/or less motivation due to your time being filled with fatherhood…. So people decided (as in many cases) that it required a label …. So they deemed the ‘dad bod’ title because you once had a better body? And now that you’re a dad you don’t? I don’t think people labelled it because of physical changes incurred by actual labour / childbirth ?
I realise non dads are given this label too…. But was that by default from the originality of the term ?
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By *unchalMan
over a year ago
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"Before I caught Covid I was going to the gym 3/4 times a week and walking 10k a day. But after Covid and long covid I haven’t been able to back to the gym, however I still try and walk 10k daily.
So I really do have a dad bod now "
I am a member of the same club. I haven't put on a lot of weight, but I notice it! Let's just get back into our routines. Although, I am drinking wine, while listening to Talk Talk (yes, it is a great album), and I have hardly the house today. |
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"Before I caught Covid I was going to the gym 3/4 times a week and walking 10k a day. But after Covid and long covid I haven’t been able to back to the gym, however I still try and walk 10k daily.
So I really do have a dad bod now
I am a member of the same club. I haven't put on a lot of weight, but I notice it! Let's just get back into our routines. Although, I am drinking wine, while listening to Talk Talk (yes, it is a great album), and I have hardly the house today. "
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Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
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Hey just wanted to add to the above.
Testosterone is the hormone that makes a man a man but research has shown that when a man becomes a father for the first time, his testosterone levels drop and they never return to pre-birth levels (Gettler et al, 2011).
Finding this certainly explains a small part of the puzzle, it absolutely doesn't make getting back in shape is impossible but you certainly need to work harder and smarter after kids.
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Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
Hey just wanted to add to the above.
Testosterone is the hormone that makes a man a man but research has shown that when a man becomes a father for the first time, his testosterone levels drop and they never return to pre-birth levels (Gettler et al, 2011).
Finding this certainly explains a small part of the puzzle, it absolutely doesn't make getting back in shape is impossible but you certainly need to work harder and smarter after kids.
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No, read it. You are making the jump from testosterone to fitness surely?
They found in a study that young fathers who were most attached to fatherhood had testosterone levels that decreased at the highest rate (ie compared to non-fathers or less doting ones).
What has that got to do with a dad bod? The study was with young 20 - 26 year-olds too.
Rather than linking it to increased body weight, they actually concluded that the doting fathers end up fitter and healthier!
Sorry but self-described 'dad bods' are kind-of like 'sad bods' to me lol. Don't want the pot? Stop sneaking with the Snickers and lose some weight you blubber pots lol.
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What actually is a dad bod? I mean a mum body yes I get that. And I’m happy with a gorgeous curvy woman
But men don’t carry the baby and put on extra pounds.
It’s about the guy becoming comfy and less motivated to keep himself active.
I’m not having a go… I mean I train when I can and at times I’m lazy. I’m 48 and at times I ache all over from injuries and work life..
It’s a balance, but I also want to be around when my daughters old she 5 nearly and I want to be active, and hope that women still find me attractive. There’s so many hot young guys on here and I like the completion haha. Don’t settle for comfy guys. Think fuck that, I’m still the guy I was in my prime and I can still run with the other wolves in the pack.
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Do you go through child birth causing changes to your body? No.
The term "dad bod" is basically just average, someone that doesn't work out. It has nothing to do with being a dad.
Hey just wanted to add to the above.
Testosterone is the hormone that makes a man a man but research has shown that when a man becomes a father for the first time, his testosterone levels drop and they never return to pre-birth levels (Gettler et al, 2011).
Finding this certainly explains a small part of the puzzle, it absolutely doesn't make getting back in shape is impossible but you certainly need to work harder and smarter after kids.
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No, read it. You are making the jump from testosterone to fitness surely?
They found in a study that young fathers who were most attached to fatherhood had testosterone levels that decreased at the highest rate (ie compared to non-fathers or less doting ones).
What has that got to do with a dad bod? The study was with young 20 - 26 year-olds too.
Rather than linking it to increased body weight, they actually concluded that the doting fathers end up fitter and healthier!
Sorry but self-described 'dad bods' are kind-of like 'sad bods' to me lol. Don't want the pot? Stop sneaking with the Snickers and lose some weight you blubber pots lol.
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
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Dad bod is a very subjective term, that in my view, has limited value.
You can have a dad bod and still be reasonably fit and healthy. Or you can be overweight with a beer gut. Does being a father automatically categorise you?
Pictures convey far more than words can anyways. |
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