Originally Posted by
littlejerry
I used to have a 1-1.5 hour commute, each way.. It was brutal. At first I thought it was manageable, bit over the course of 3-5 years I gained weight, got weak, and generally had declining health. This was in my late 20's. The job had long hours, lots of stress, but was a "career builder" with lots of transferrable experience.
Around 4 years in my marriage started to suffer, my health was pretty terrible for my age. I knew I had to make a change. I switched jobs and bought a new house. Managed to find a half acre about 5 miles from the office. I promised myself I'd use the extra time saved from my short commute to exercise and get strong. 55lbs later I'm dramatically stronger, can run about 10x farther, and easily ruck 4x the weight I used to. Marriage is thriving, life is good.
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