Got laid off. Got fit. Now I get paid to tell you your cheat day isn't the problem. Train a community, in person and online, with the same care either
Thane, Maharasthra, India
Joined September 2026
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“I have to run this slow.”
That’s how I felt about easy runs when I started.
Slow, boring, and every runner telling me to keep my heart rate low. It felt like a punishment for not being fit enough.
I’m training for my first half marathon now, and I see it the other way round.
ALT A shirtless man flexes his muscles in front of a shop with plants and empty chairs, exuding confidence and energy.
“Today I get to run as easy as I want.” Walk breaks included.
The change came when the rest of my week got harder. A long run. A tempo day. Two strength sessions. Once those went in, the easy day stopped feeling like a waste. My legs started asking for it.
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A coach I follow put it in a way that stuck with me. If you don’t have one or two days a week where you actually welcome an easy shuffle, you probably aren’t training hard enough on the other days.
That’s a useful test for any week, in running or otherwise. If rest feels like a punishment, it usually means the hard days aren’t hard enough.
These days I love the slow runs. They’re the only part of the week that asks nothing of me.
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My goal on X is 1,000 real connections.
I want to meet:
- Founders building D2C and consumer brands in India
- Fitness and health coaches who think in systems
- Working professionals trying to stay fit on a crazy calendar
- Runners training for their first half or full marathon
- Parents building something on the side
- Anyone in Mumbai or Thane who’d rather meet at a 6am run than a 9pm party
If that’s you, say hi below 👋
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Is the twitter majic finally working for me?
Irrespective, let's keep trying by being more consistent
You don’t need a growth hack.
Two weeks ago I started this account from zero. 41 followers now.
No engagement pods. No follow-for-follow. No viral template.
One post a day. Five real replies. That’s the whole strategy.
Next stop: 50.
Consistency is the king and I will be its slave!
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One day your son or daughter will ask you about Diwali, and about Ram, Laxman and Sita returning home.
That day, they’ll also ask why we drink alcohol, play cards and party all night to Bollywood and Hollywood songs.
Was all this happening in Ayodhya too?
You may not have an answer then. Better start looking for one now, and stop the pathetic stuff you’re doing in the name of a Diwali party.
Diwali was never a party. It was a festival.
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Fitness advice tier list, from someone who coaches busy people for a living.
S tier is the stuff that works even if you do nothing else. F tier is the stuff that sounds hardcore and gets people hurt.
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F tier: training fasted because you think it burns more fat.
You might burn a little more fat in that session. Your body balances it out over the day. Train fasted if you prefer it. Not because a reel said so.
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