I have experienced that if skip even one day after 8 hour of physical labor streak my energy levels suddenly go to the bottom and I start to feel super bad. It’s quite strange because I do not think I could not be depressed if I had a sedentary job. Sedentary things just destroy me. Also I like and wanted job in programming/cs so yeah. Gotta career switch or something apparently because cardio in the evening isn’t enough, I am like golden retriever. Only truly satisfied when all my muscles ache at the end of the day. And also I need immediate results out of my work
I’ve got a desk job. I need to stand up a lot. More than other people. I also lift, do martial arts, and some other physical activity. There was a point in my life where I would exercise for every hour I spent working. A couple months ago, I went 5 days without exercise because of a surgery and I was losing it. So yah, I know where you’re coming from.