[End-of-Life Planning Diary] The time I had an AI create an exercise menu for me

Introduction

For a while, I had been continuing to exercise using a habit tracker.

Ever since I caught a summer cold, I haven't been able to get back into it, and here I am today.

This is really not good...

Today, when I happened to touch my upper arms,

They were flabby.

"This is bad..." I was genuinely panicked.

My muscle strength has clearly declined.

If things continue like this, both my physical strength and my motivation will keep dropping.

I have to do something.

Having an AI create an exercise menu

After wondering what to do, I thought of the method of "asking an AI."

I asked an AI for an at-home exercise menu to maintain and improve the muscle strength of a 65-year-old man.

I used ChatGPT, Gemini, FeloQ, Genspark, Claude, Perplexity, NotebookLM, and others.

I threw the same question at multiple AIs, compared and aggregated the answers,
and finally completed a one-week menu.

The one-week exercise menu created by AI

Monday's menu

Tuesday's menu

Wednesday's menu

Thursday's menu

Friday's menu

Saturday's menu

Sunday

Complete rest, or focus on recovery with light stretching.

Insights

I was made aware of several issues with the way I had been doing things on my own.

* I was doing many different types of exercises, about 10 repetitions each, all at once.

* I wasn't doing any warm-ups.

* I wasn't doing any cool-downs either.

It's no wonder my body was hurting, and it's only natural that I couldn't keep it up.

The AI's menu incorporates elements like "focusing on specific areas to train" and "properly performing pre- and post-exercise care."

I think I can keep this up.

Conclusion

Once again, I was surprised by the practicality of AI.

It supports me with things I wouldn't notice on my own and helps me build a system that I can actually stick to.

Without overdoing it, but still facing my body with certainty,

it looks like I can make a good fresh start.

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