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John's regular exercise after 100 Days and its effects on his body and mind (2017)

story · status: updates only (last 2023) · last event: update (2023-01-03)

After 100 Days John kept exercising regularly; by 2020 he was faster, stronger and had good blood pressure, and he met his 2020 goal of at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.

Origin known from later mentions

2017 in the title is when this began; it first appears in the videos read here in 2020, so the earlier part is known only from what is said later.

Told alongside: John writes his first nonfiction book, The Anthropocene Reviewed (2020)

About: physical exercise, 100 Days

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2020-01-07 update John wants to continue exercising at least 150 minutes a week, making Dear Hank and John every Monday and a Vlogbrothers video every Tuesday. Endings · Beginnings 00:03:09
2020-02-11 update Three years later John is mostly in better shape: he has cut 30 seconds off his mile pace, is stronger, and has good blood pressure. 1,100 Days: A Mental and Physical Health Update 00:00:29
2020-12-29 update John's small goals, exercising at least 150 minutes a week and making Dear Hank and John every Monday and a Vlogbrothers video every Tuesday, were not easy, but he did them. Looking Back at My 2020 Goals 00:02:19
2023-01-03 update John's past goals included exercising 150 minutes a week and finishing The Anthropocene Reviewed book, and he has a pretty good track record of meeting them. TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH 00:00:58