Do people actually enjoy working out?

Motorsheen

... not to sound like a *kitten* (which is a risk that I'm willing to take) but, I like working out more than anything.

Lifting heavy weights to failure, soul crushing cardio.... bring it; there is nothing better, nothing.

Everyday I walk in the gym,I want to be the hardest working person in the building. There might be someone lifting more weight than me or moving quicker than me, but I want to be bustin' it just a bit more than them, more than everyone.

besides...

It's a lot cheaper than Prozac or Cardiac By-Pass.

buffalogal42

I love working out. Love it. It's my me time, my de-stress time, the only time my work phone isn't glued to my hand. Lifting and group classes are my fave. Cardio machines I find boring but I put my time in and listen to music to make it pass more quickly.

Heather4448

A bit of a different take on this
I had a friend who commuted an hour+ each way to work. He found that, due to traffic patterns, if he left his house 30 minutes earlier in the morning he would arrive to work an hour (!!!) early. If something like that could work in your case, you could join a gym close to work. Get a quick workout in, shower and be on your way.

AnnPT77

I love rowing (on water) so much that I do it 4 or more times a week in season. I love it so much that I started doing other things (spin class, weight training, improving swimming) in order to get better at rowing, or to stay in shape for it during off-season, etc., and came to enjoy most of those things (except swimming ), too. I love to work hard, sweat, see what I can achieve. Sometimes I surprise myself.

I've been rowing for almost 15 years now, having done it for a dozen years while still obese. Love, love, love.

I love how I feel when I'm strong and fit, more able to do lots of activities than many people my age (61), including chores of daily life as well as other sport/exercise activities just for fun (biking, hikes, etc). Being active improves my mood. I hope and believe it will help me avoid a one-way permanent trip to assisted living for many years yet.

The magic happens when you find your perfect activity. Keep looking! (Even the search can be pretty fun.)

CornflakeGirl01

I absolutely love working out. I love lifting and progressing and hitting PRs. I also love running half marathons. Running helps me clear my head. I love challenging myself and improving myself with physical activity. I need to do it. I cannot imagine not working out. Do I have some days where I just am not in the mood, sure. But, I know I will feel better mentally and physically once I do it. I do CrossFit and also just started training for my first full marathon and first triathlon. For me, it is amazing that at 47, I can do all that I can do in all these sports!

JoRocka

I get a raging lady lifting boner when five finer death punch is on and I get to squat- or more likely deadlift.

that *kitten* f**king gets me so ramped up- I love it.

I get butterfly nervous excited about going to the gym.

Almost nothing makes me happier.

Evamutt

I enjoy working out. Our kids are grown but when they lived at home the gym was my refuge. I love listening to my favorite music at the gym & recently joined a HIIT class that's a real challenge. I also take my 6 dogs out every morning to either/or dog park or walk & enjoy riding my bike. I don't like being home all day

Bear_SS

Hell no.

How can I enjoy my daily early morning long runs ?

BWA468

I have just finished doing a second session of strength training at home doing youtube vids. I have joined gyms before thinking I had to do an hour of cardio to tone up and it bores the hell out of me and I actually hate doing it. I looked into weight training and find it far more enjoyable! Only doing 30min sessions with dumbells at home and the last 2 days Ive been barely able to walk lol but I STILL looked forward to doing another session tonight and am actually feeling not as sore running or any cardio is the devil lol

ceiswyn

I don't love my current gym programme, but I love how I feel after I've vanquished it; dripping with sweat, quads so knackered I can barely make it down the stairs to the changing room, and UTTERLY VICTORIOUS.

I actively love the cycling and walking I do, though. And I started doing a lot more exercise when I set myself looking for things to enjoy about it, rather than feeling it somehow didn't count unless I was hating every minute.

CipherZero

Setting new PRs is fun.
Putting another 45-pound plate on the bar for a work set is fun.
Realizing that your current warm up was recently a personal best is fun.
The look of surprise on a co-worker's face when you're pushing a cart loaded with three hundred pounds of obsolete servers without straining is fun.
Not needing help to haul eighty pound bags of bird seed up down the cellar stairs is fun.
Needing to buy more plates for the home gym is fun.
Walking a ten-foot long tree trunk across the yard on your shoulder to put it with the rest of them to dry out for firewood is fun.
Hell, seeing a four-mile walk home when the car dies as an inconvenience is even kind of fun.

The work to get all of these, not so much some days.

cinblog1965

Find something you enjoy and don't drive yourself crazy over rules. I love to work out when I can just get in my own head and tune the world out, but that only happens about half the time. I focus on how good I feel AFTER the workout instead of how I feel starting it.

Brabo_Grip

Like others have said, you have to find that type of physical activity you have a passion for. I loathe a traditional gym. It bores me to tears very quickly and is the other half of the equation as to my quick weight gain in my mid-30s.

Five years ago, I discovered combat sports especially BJJ/MMA and not only do I love it, I crave it. I need my training like I need oxygen or water. I can't explain it other than when an artist says: "art is how they most express themselves" is how I feel about sparring a round of BJJ. It is me at my most basic. It's an expression of exactly who I am deep down.

Find that physical active that gives you that feeling and working out will never be "work," again.

stolen_spoon

It's like I'm a kid at the playground just burning energy. I also like the way it makes me feel at the end, and provided that I'm not rushed, I love it.

I do NOT like running tho lol.

Leadfoot_Lewis

First, I've you're dedicated you WILL find the time to workout. I'm busier than most and workout 70 minutes/day so that excuse doesn't fly with me.

As far as working out, I LOVE lifting weights-I couldn't imagine it not being a part of my life. The key is you have to find something you love - try new things and be open-minded about it. If you think you'll hate something you most likely will.

mengqiz86

I love working out. It clears my head and gives me so much more energy. Maybe you just need to get used to a busier schedule. Full time job with 45min commute and no kids honestly does not sound like a lot. I have a 1 hr commute and 10-hr work days, do grad school part time, work out 1 hr per day. Still I feel like I have it EASY compared to coworkers with young kids.

rankinsect

I'm actually not a major fan of "working out" - I keep structured exercise time to about three one-hour sessions per week, which I tolerate and helps me reach my fitness goals.

On the other hand, I love various kinds of physical activity, particularly hiking, so I'll opt for 8 hours on the trail over 8 minutes on a treadmill.

kimothy38

Love weight training and begrudgingly do cardio.....

ccruz985

I do. I feel so off balance when I don't. I also have a very strict rule that except for Sundays or if I have a specific routine in mind, my workouts are not to exceed 30 minutes under any circumstances. I get pissed and exhausted and burnt when I'm going longer than that for days at a time. No thank you.

last1youlove

I love it !!! Hang in there you will too

starryphoenix

I love it, though I do get times where I just want to stay home and watch Netflix.

MakePeasNotWar

I sincerely love cardio, the higher the intensity the better. I lift weights because it's good for me and I like how I look and feel with more muscle mass, but I would do cardio even if it was bad for me.

It wasn't like this at first, and if I take a long break, getting back into it is brutal, but then I hit a tipping point and all of a sudden all I want to do is run as fast as I can (which is not fast at all but idc)

CaliMomTeach

Full time single mom to an 11 and 7 year old and full time teacher. I find time by having a machine at home. I love how I feel after I work out (for me usually 30 minutes on the elliptical). Sometimes it is hard to get started because I am tired, but I feel much better after getting exercise. I feel better and more energetic overall when I exercise regularly. It would really be too much to take the kids to the gym daycare and remember to pack workout clothes for after work. I like just throwing on whatever is clean at home without worrying about how I might look at a gym.