Found a guy who haven't done any hard physical labor before. You are confusing a 8-hourd hardcore shift/12 hours hard work under the boiling sun in the field with a 1-2 hour workout in a gym.
> Finally, you might be exhausted physically at the end of the day, but your mind is definitely not exhausted, which allows you to actually do something with it afterwards.
Namely, to lie down and get sleep at once.
I'd get home, eat, shower, and pass out, and sleep for ten or more hours. I wanted to do some reading or watch series but I couldn't keep my eyes open.
Maybe I would've gotten used to it at some point. But the experience was unlike anything else I've gone through.
I absolutely miss being in a good shape by default. I miss the satisfaction of seeing the fruits of your labour like with mudding.
> Namely, to lie down and get sleep at once.
And boy did I use to not have any sleeping issues! Slept like a baby most nights and woke up ready to go only drank coffee for the flavour. But now that I'm an office plankton I can't even think in the morning without a cup of tims.
Breaks exist, and are encouraged. I have to take breaks in my office setting and bosses act like it's not okay.
You get good at the Physical activity. The first month sucks, after that it's fine.
The Physical activity isn't as hard as it appears. There are often tools to aid. I found my 2 Physical jobs was more mental than Physical.