Am I doing it wrong? (Exercise)

amaiyasha
amaiyasha Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Background: I have gone to the gym with a trainer before and I have gone without trainer assistance. I have done workout DVDs at home. I HATE TOUGH WORKOUTS. I don't want to work out in a "push yourself, this effing sucks and you hate life right now, oh but it's been 15 mins and now we're done" kind of style. When I push myself hard, I hate it, so I don't go back. I'm sore, it hurts to move, and I want to crawl in a dark hole and Netflix binge until I feel better.

When I go to the gym, my primary goal is to have fun and enjoy the workout (so I keep going), not to achieve any specific goal. And I typically go for a few hours (45-60 min cardio, 45-60 min weights focusing more on repitition than heavier weight, 15 min stretch, a relaxing swim, and soak in the hot tub, in that order). I'm never sore afterwards, and I generally feel better/looser on the days I go. But I know people with know-how would scoff at a 3 hour workout plan.

So, am I doing it wrong?

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    If you have time for that, enjoy it, and feel that it moves you towards your goals, how could that be wrong?
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    If you're meeting your goals, enjoying it and can fit it into your schedule - sure! We all have different styles of exercise and different things we enjoy.

    I wish my gym had a hot tub...
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    oh_happy_day wrote: »
    If you're meeting your goals, enjoying it and can fit it into your schedule - sure! We all have different styles of exercise and different things we enjoy.

    I wish my gym had a hot tub...

    i wish my day had 26 hours....
  • amaiyasha
    amaiyasha Posts: 3 Member
    Oh, it helps that I only work 3 days a week, 12-13 hour shifts.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    It depends on what you are actually doing at the gym. If it is e.g. a 1 hour walk on the treadmill that covers a total of 1 mile, and then working out with 1 kg dumbbells with 10 minutes breaks between sets, swimming 2 laps in the next hour, then logging the total as 3 hours vigorous exercise burning 1000 calories, when in reality the burn was about 100, and eating back the 1000 calories, yes, you are doing it wrong.
    If you are just doing it for fun, not aiming at high calorie burns or building strength, just staying active, then nothing wrong with it, moving is always great for your health, and the more you move, the better for you.
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    Exercise is exercise and is good for your body. It beats Netflix bingeing. Many people who work out like the burn, the soreness, the new goals, and the sweating and exhaustion. I'm very competitive and that's what's fun for me. I could never do your routine for long, as you couldn't do mine, but neither is wrong.
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