Any advice for someone who hates exercise ?
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I hate exercise, but hiring a personal trainer made me more motivated to do more on my own. Given that you're 19, I will assume it's not in the budget (It's worth it, but not inexpensive). So I'll suggest finding an exercise buddy - someone with whom you can schedule time to walk, get to the gym, shoot hoops, whatever. Just get the days/times on the calendar and make good on them. Success breeds success; after a while it won't be such a chore.0
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sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »I hate exercise and have failed to fing anything that i enjoy any advice?
Walk everywhere, take the stairs. Keep exploring possibilities, for example, maybe doing a team sport would motivate you.0 -
sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »I suppose its just that though of going outside of my comfort zone
Life is all about getting outside your comfort zone. I'm fairly regularly in the situation of wondering where the comfort zone is, without stretching ourselves we won't grow.and the thought of people staring at me while working out but then we r all there for the same reason i guess
So that's more about finding something that works for you.
Personally I loathe training inside a gym, I like my solitary headspace when I run, out in the woods or on the trail.
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Grow a beard.0
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Learn to be comfortable with discomfort. Learn to appreciate your body, how it moves, and the fact that you can use it. Not everyone is that lucky. Sharpen the mind, train the body!
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Just keep it simple. Do something you can live with and make it a part of your routine. I started with 20 minutes a day walking on my treadmill while watching tv. As it got easier, I increased speed, incline and time-"binge-walking" many Netflix series. Now, 18 months later, I lift weights at the gym and run outdoors 20+ miles a week, but still do almost all my tv watching on my treadmill.1
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sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »I hate exercise and have failed to fing anything that i enjoy any advice?
Have you looked at fun 'exercises' like aerial fitness, aerial yoga, pole dancing, twerking classes (yes it's an actual fitness class) burlesque classes, belly dancing (these classes all sound 'sexy' but they are some of the most fun yet amazing ways to challenge your body) or even small things like walking and challenging yourself to beat your previous distance every time.
The other important thing is to try and remove the word 'hate' when talking about exercise. Try and see if you can find other ways to describe it that won't make your body tense up and cringe at the thought. Sometimes a slight 'mental adjustment' (meaning the way we look at things) can make a world of difference. Think of it as going from 'I can't' to 'I will'.
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sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »I hated exercise as well - Used to donate to my gym every month.
I accidentally stumbled into a pole dancing class and now I'm hooked. It's the most fun I've ever had and because of it I'm now showing up to the gym to get more strength for the more advanced moves
Try to find something you love, try pole dancing, ballet, ballroom dancing or what ever you think you might enjoy
I have never really thought outside the box its defintly something i would consider
Yeah you should.. There are so many things out there to try and if you're not into dancing there are so many other options.. football (I think americans call it soccer), running, martial arts, climbing, swimming and I could go on forever. Just pick the one you've always wanted to try and go for it
Keep us posted on your journey I wanna know what you'll end up loving 
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Adi4Fitness wrote: »
+ Go Low carb high fatlemonychild wrote: »make a deficit with food only
+ walk to do your groceries
You do know that fat containes twice the calories per gram as carbs? So, if you eat a high fat diet, you are going to consume more calories eating less food overall.0 -
Go to the library and check out the different types of videos. Get free trials at different types of gyms like crossfit, yoga, kickboxing and see what you like.0
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sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »I hated exercise as well - Used to donate to my gym every month.
I accidentally stumbled into a pole dancing class and now I'm hooked. It's the most fun I've ever had and because of it I'm now showing up to the gym to get more strength for the more advanced moves
Try to find something you love, try pole dancing, ballet, ballroom dancing or what ever you think you might enjoy
I have never really thought outside the box its defintly something i would consider
Yeah you should.. There are so many things out there to try and if you're not into dancing there are so many other options.. football (I think americans call it soccer), running, martial arts, climbing, swimming and I could go on forever. Just pick the one you've always wanted to try and go for it
Keep us posted on your journey I wanna know what you'll end up loving
Okay so have had a look at my local gym and i have decided to take up boxasize.... Its a cross between boxing, dancing and steparobics...... I wll let everyone know how i get on tomorrow 3 -
Check out marksdailyapple.com . You don't really need a defined exercise program. Our ancestors didn't have one. Just find a way to incorporate some sort of movement every day.0
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kimdawnhayden wrote: »Check out marksdailyapple.com . You don't really need a defined exercise program. Our ancestors didn't have one. Just find a way to incorporate some sort of movement every day.
He's a quack.1 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »kimdawnhayden wrote: »Check out marksdailyapple.com . You don't really need a defined exercise program. Our ancestors didn't have one. Just find a way to incorporate some sort of movement every day.
He's a quack.
I don't subscribe to everything he believes, but he does have some interesting articles about exercise. I did try the Paleo thing for a while, but I gained weight on it. I did feel good, but didn't want to carry around the extra 15 lbs I gained. I also would lose tons of hair every time I tried to go that low carb. Men seem to do better on it. If you think about it though, our ancestors or even our grandparents didn't go to gyms and most of them were skinner and in better health than our current generation. So what's the difference? They got lots of more activity than we do and they probably had a safer food supply than us.
Did you know he's on the Beachbody DVD's. If I remember right he helped created Shakeology.
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sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »I hate exercise and have failed to fing anything that i enjoy any advice?
My suggestion is to try it for a month before your write it off. It can be a huge lifestyle change and hard to adapt to.0 -
kimdawnhayden wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »kimdawnhayden wrote: »Check out marksdailyapple.com . You don't really need a defined exercise program. Our ancestors didn't have one. Just find a way to incorporate some sort of movement every day.
He's a quack.
I don't subscribe to everything he believes, but he does have some interesting articles about exercise. I did try the Paleo thing for a while, but I gained weight on it. I did feel good, but didn't want to carry around the extra 15 lbs I gained. I also would lose tons of hair every time I tried to go that low carb. Men seem to do better on it. If you think about it though, our ancestors or even our grandparents didn't go to gyms and most of them were skinner and in better health than our current generation. So what's the difference? They got lots of more activity than we do and they probably had a safer food supply than us.
Did you know he's on the Beachbody DVD's. If I remember right he helped created Shakeology.
Right. He's a quack. He promotes primal.
As for our ancestors having a safer food supply lol. Ever read The Jungle? If you're talking ancient ancestors then they died before they reached my age. It's much better to rely upon evidence-based approaches than to rely on nice stories about cavemen leading healthy and fulfilling lives.0 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »kimdawnhayden wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »kimdawnhayden wrote: »Check out marksdailyapple.com . You don't really need a defined exercise program. Our ancestors didn't have one. Just find a way to incorporate some sort of movement every day.
He's a quack.
I don't subscribe to everything he believes, but he does have some interesting articles about exercise. I did try the Paleo thing for a while, but I gained weight on it. I did feel good, but didn't want to carry around the extra 15 lbs I gained. I also would lose tons of hair every time I tried to go that low carb. Men seem to do better on it. If you think about it though, our ancestors or even our grandparents didn't go to gyms and most of them were skinner and in better health than our current generation. So what's the difference? They got lots of more activity than we do and they probably had a safer food supply than us.
Did you know he's on the Beachbody DVD's. If I remember right he helped created Shakeology.
Right. He's a quack. He promotes primal.
As for our ancestors having a safer food supply lol. Ever read The Jungle? If you're talking ancient ancestors then they died before they reached my age. It's much better to rely upon evidence-based approaches than to rely on nice stories about cavemen leading healthy and fulfilling lives.
The caveman thing is 100% marketing. If you boil primal, paleo, or any other similar diet down to the fundamentals, all they're saying is "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." But it's kind of funny watching people twist themselves into logical Mobius strips trying to explain how Weight Watchers frankendinners are a better diet than meat, fruit, and vegetables at the same calorie count.0 -
Larissa_NY wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »kimdawnhayden wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »kimdawnhayden wrote: »Check out marksdailyapple.com . You don't really need a defined exercise program. Our ancestors didn't have one. Just find a way to incorporate some sort of movement every day.
He's a quack.
I don't subscribe to everything he believes, but he does have some interesting articles about exercise. I did try the Paleo thing for a while, but I gained weight on it. I did feel good, but didn't want to carry around the extra 15 lbs I gained. I also would lose tons of hair every time I tried to go that low carb. Men seem to do better on it. If you think about it though, our ancestors or even our grandparents didn't go to gyms and most of them were skinner and in better health than our current generation. So what's the difference? They got lots of more activity than we do and they probably had a safer food supply than us.
Did you know he's on the Beachbody DVD's. If I remember right he helped created Shakeology.
Right. He's a quack. He promotes primal.
As for our ancestors having a safer food supply lol. Ever read The Jungle? If you're talking ancient ancestors then they died before they reached my age. It's much better to rely upon evidence-based approaches than to rely on nice stories about cavemen leading healthy and fulfilling lives.
The caveman thing is 100% marketing. If you boil primal, paleo, or any other similar diet down to the fundamentals, all they're saying is "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." But it's kind of funny watching people twist themselves into logical Mobius strips trying to explain how Weight Watchers frankendinners are a better diet than meat, fruit, and vegetables at the same calorie count.
The problem is that they also demonize perfectly legitimate foods, such as dairy, legumes, and grains. Mark also promotes a zero sweets approach which is unnecessary. The overall caveman story/voodoo is also patently absurd and has been the subject of withering attacks from real scientists. I have little knowledge regarding weight watchers except that I think I had an aunt on it once. It seems just as silly.0 -
I dont love exercise, I just finished 2 months of insanity and it sucked. I love the benefits. Exercize 6 days per week for a month and it'll become a habit.
Also, I don't belong to a gym and probably never will. I'm happy coming home from work, throwing in a beachbody DVD, then showering and moving on with my day. The "scared of the gym/dont like being watched" thing is just an excuse.0 -
I think you often have to get used to doing the exercise before you start to love it. Most people don't generally feel great about doing something new, difficult, out of our comfort zone etc. on the first attempt. You have to build some confidence first.
Hopefully boxercise is something you can grow to enjoy, but if it's not totally brilliant first time, maybe give it another go before giving up on it.1 -
sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »I hate exercise and have failed to fing anything that i enjoy any advice?
Like Lounmoun said...the key question is
What's your main goal?
What is your WHY, your reason for even considering exercise.
Are u trying to lose weight?
Be healthier for your family?
Get stronger??
"Once you figure out your WHY, then the HOW becomes easy!"1 -
Dance!!!0
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lemonychild wrote: »make a deficit with food only
^^^this works^^^0 -
I do group ex classes and they make the biggest difference. It also helps that my gym has an amazing morning group ex group. We all just show up every morning, knowing that people are going to be there with smiling faces and working with you towards similar goals.0
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Good luck with the class, its sounds like you have a gym phobia, not necessarily that you hate exercising. I had it forever until, I challenged myself to just walk in go on the treadmill for at least 30mins. I wasn't focused on anything else just that I made myself get in the gym. When I noticed that there was nothing to be scared of, there are tons of different types of people in the gym at different fitness level. Once I noticed ok how ridiculous that I've been scared, it got easier. To start setting up fitness challenges for myself every time I go in.
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sophiemaecoates1996 wrote: »Jelenajelenajelenajelena wrote: »Also I do second what someone else said above. I used to HATE excersizing until I started forcing myself to go to the gym, and now I just love how it makes me feel! I feel myself getting stronger and now I challenge myself every time to do the stationary bike faster or lift heavier. On days that I don't go to the gym I feel sluggish. And if someone had said that I'd feel that way just 6 months ago I would have laughed!
I suppose its just that though of going outside of my comfort zone and the thought of people staring at me while working out but then we r all there for the same reason i guess
Do you think the people in the video on the home page of this link are outside their comfort zone?
http://www.adaptivetrainingfoundation.org/
Get going, you'll love it.0 -
Wear a pedometer and keep active. You can lose weight with zero exercise, but keep in mind keeping the weight off is going to require fewer calories FOREVER.
I've lost a re-gained. Being more active will help me keep the weight off this time.0
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