I hate exercise!

Beachbean77

I reall do. I hate getting sweaty and I don't like boredom. I try to turn things I enjoy into a form of exercise but it hasn't fully developed yet. I love walking and do my best to find time while at work to do it, but then get all sweaty and have to sit at my desk fanning myself. Florida is not the greatest for non-sweat activities. Thing is I know my laziness and dislike for exercise is the reason I am overweight to begin with. I wish I had a basketball hoop at home cuz I love just shooting hoops. I have an elliptical at home and find it so boring.. like I'm moving and not going anywhere. I like to be active.. I like to burn calories that doesn't actually feel like torture. I bought a couple of dvd's but in the evenings I talk myself out of doing them.

Does anyone else have this problem with exercise??

Has anyone succesfully overcame this obstacle??

JustMichelleB

If you like walking, can you find other times of the day to do it (before/after work when it's not as hot out, and you can get your sweat on?). Can you join a gym and take classes? Might be more fun. I find the hardest part about exercising is starting to do it. I really enjoy exercising, but struggle on the eating part (although have gotten much better w/ the help of MFP).

SaraTonin

I started jumping rope because there is so much variety in it, and yoga, and biking. Biking for me is the ultimate outdoor activity because the wind keeps you from sweating too bad usually. I don't hate exercise, but I do hate sweating!

It's best to do it when you're allowed to sweat, though, because if you aren't sweating then you aren't burning much.

Chantelle160

I did turbo jam a lot when I started out. Its fun, helps relieve stress and the music keeps you motivated. I used to hate working out to but once you see the result and feel great it is so worth it. Now I love like an exercise addict. So keep going you can do it.

olo567

Even lightly doing the elliptical at home will help you. Put a TV in that room, put on something you like, watch it during a favorite TV show, eventually you'll hardly notice that you're exercising while you're watching.

If you like shooting hoops, TREAT YOURSELF! This is for your health, as long as you can afford to get a hoop definitely do it. As much as distracting yourself while exercise works, having fun doing exercise will keep you doing it.

victori0us

I have the same problem. I actually enjoy working out, but I don't like going to the gym and I like having someone join me. I think I'm going to try walking or getting a bike and going riding. I think that might be some fun. I wish you well!

slyder432

Just curious, do you talk yourself out of doing alot of things??

tabf1980

I used to have that problem and then I started taking classes at the gym. I am never bored now. I take Zumba, Body Pump, Body Combat, and Pilates. Always a fun time in any of those classes and a serious calorie burn!

sbwood888

So get a basket ball hoop. :happy:

superstah00

I was the same!! If you like walking try Leslie Sansone's walk at home dvd's. Thy are quick also if you don't have a lot of time. I also really like zumba on the wii!!

JinnJinn

My friend and I both bought Zumba Fitness for the Wii (her's is for Kinect). We enjoy doin' that. If you have a game system. It simply kicks your butt. However its fun cause, we are learning some killer dance moves at the same time. You will sweat but that just comes with the exercise. Should you try this out I will give you a friendly warning: Don't do it infront of anybody until you get the hang of it. I made that mistake and my husband couldn't quit laughing. Also try the gym. You might get into group fitness.

QuikImpulse

I'd suggest forcing yourself to exercise regularly, maybe even 5 times a week, for a little bit. Before you know it, exercising will be a natural part of your schedule and you'll start to look forward to it (or at least not dread it). If you hate sweat, how about swimming? If there's one thing Florida has, its a lot of coastline. Although, I guess you'd just be trading one form of salty water for another.

nickscutie

I would recommend trying to take some small group training classes or even some yoga or pilates. If you are working with other people or a trainer it is less boring and easier to stay motivated. I have a few DVD's but I hate those - I can't workout in my house. Perhaps try running outside or on trails or bike riding on trails. I also would recommend if have not already - loading up your ipod with high intensity gym music. I find music to be highly motivating and has gotten me through countless workouts.

Exercise - especially monotonous cardio - can definitely be boring. You should try using some of the programs on the cardio machines for interval training (or do it yourself by adjusting the machine). This helps keep you focused on what your are doing and gives you mini goals to achieve throughout the workout which makes it go faster.

I would also try to view exercise as something good for yourself - use it as a stress reliever or a time where you can clear your head or think through stuff. It has definitely become a stress reliever and a bit therapeutic for me to hop on the treadmill, etc and just go for an hour - I enjoy the exercise for that reason. Don;t let yourself focus on how bored you are or that you have so much longer to go. I also feel so much better when I am done and am always proud of myself for doing it even if I didn't want to. Just stick with it and I think the enjoyment or appreciation will come.

Beachbean77

One of the reasons I don't have time to do a lot of it is cuz of my 2 kids. I'm a single mom and work full time. After work it's home to do the mom thing and once they're in bed I'm exhausted. I joined planet fitness about 2 years ago and don't go cuz they don't have daycare. I can't afford the gym that does have daycare. On the weekends I get out of the house and keep the kids active with me.. whether its a day at Disney (all that walking!!) or the beach or even tag at the park. I just feel like eating right is not enough for me.. I should be losing weight faster and I know it's from lack of proper exercise.

And yes.. i talk myself out of a lot of things.

mayandtaylor

I myself hate exercise. I know I am going to get yelled at for this but I do not think that lack of exercise leads to weight gain. I have been able to successfully lose and control my weight without exercise throughout my life. There was only one time in my life that my weight loss plan included regular exercise and actually worked well for me. The last time i tried to include a work out program as part of my weight loss regiment I think it actually hurt me more than helped.

That being said, being active is important to being healthy, but not necessarily for weight loss. What I did to make myself more active was to make myself responsible for exercising my dogs. I used to take them to the dog park and let them run but now I try to hold myself accountable to walk them. Being in Florida and not really wanting to get into an outdoor activity that will make you sweaty that might not be a great option. I have recently decided to start volunteering at the local dog shelter and start walking dogs there also. The other thing that I have found that I love to do that doesn't feel as much like exercise to me but is a great activity is bicycling. The wind in your hair helps to reduce the sweat and there is usually plenty to see while you are on the bike. We have great bike trails in my area in Ohio but I am sure they would have great places to ride where you are also.

heathersmilez

Then swim and you wont sweat - well you do you are just always cool in the water.

manymuses

I used to have that problem. Not anymore. I gradually built up my "tolerance" for exercise and sweat and movement by doing things I enjoy, like dancing and walking, varying my efforts with days of Wii Fit and weight routines. I have gradually (in only 2months) worked my way up to interval running and weight training 6 days a week and have l lost about 20 pounds in the process.

Start out gradually. Do the things you like. Build your strength and endurance.
But know that in order to live you must move.

Chantelle160

I am a single mom too and I work full time. I know exactly how you feel -1 Kid, but still. I am living proof it can be done, just be positive and take it one day at a time. Maybe dont work out every day but 3 times a week for a good 20 mins. Jillian Micheals has some good dvds with 20 min interval training. Just a suggestion good luck.:)

heathersmilez

I myself hate exercise. I know I am going to get yelled at for this but I do not think that lack of exercise leads to weight gain.
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Weight loss is 70% nutrition and 30% exercise so you aren’t wrong but it is exercise that will keep your heart healthy so no fitness at all will still lead to an early death even if you are at a healthy weight.

fmouco

Bike! not the stationary (as boring as the elliptical) but the real thing as with the real one you will have as bonus toning your abs, back and arms to keep equilibrium, and it is not exercise, it´s a stroll

rhonda1981

Are you married? Have sex that tends to be a great work out and it will take you places!

kickboxer74

I have a lot of the same feelings. When I am home, I am full of ambition, but lose motivattion real fast. It is hard to workout properly at home due all the fun distractions: HD flatscreen t.v., my Wii game system, my bass guitar, my books, and my laptop. Way too many fun things to do at home rather than working out. My only solution that I have found that works for me is go somewhere where I have no choice to excersice like the gym or the karate dojo. I don't get out of the house, there is no way in hell I am going workout at home.

audjrey

You sound like you need to be outdoors in order to enjoy exercise. And because sweating is an issue for you and the fact that you live in a warm climate is making it very difficult for you to find things you enjoy doing.

That said, outdoor activities might be more suited to you BEFORE or AFTER work so in the even that you do sweat it won't make you feel so uncomfortable. I know you don't have a hoop to play basket ball, but what about throwing a ball around anyway? I often see a young man in the back yard of the school behind me dribbling the ball and then tossing it (as if dunking, shooting, etc) against the high wall. Do you have a place near you, maybe a school or old building where you can do this? I know it's not the same, but at least it's good exercise.

Do you like playing at the jungle gym at the park? You know, the one where you see mom's and dad's taking their wee ones? Maybe you could do some early morning or late night play time while getting in a good sweat and a challenging workout.

Swimming can be done indoors and outdoors and eliminates the sweat factor. Perhaps this is something you can consider.

As for me, I love sweating and exercising, but only those exercises I like.

I'm not a sprinter but more of a long distance endurance runner. Unfortunately I have a chronic injury that prevents me from running anymore.

I love skipping and have several weighted and non-weighted ropes. But that darn old injury limits me to the amount of time I can skip.

My absolute favorite is weight training, but I can only do so much weight training before I have to let my muscles rest.

Walking and mountain biking are my two favorite forms of cardio. In the summers I wake up extra early (5a.m.) just so I can walk an hour before the heat sets in. When time does not permit this, I walk late at night after the heat has cooled a bit. Thankfully I married a man who is as passionate about cycling as I am. We often pack our bikes and hit the technical trails. Yet sometimes we simply enjoy ourselves along the old railway trails too. We make a day of it by packing a backpack filled with tasty treats and lots of water.

Inline skating is great fun. I have oftentimes skated to and from work. I packed a towel and an extra change of clothes in a backpack and changed once I got to work and again before returning home. Doing it this way enabled me to take the sticky sweaty stinky feeling out of my workout.

I like to swim but am not very good at it. I could, however, swim to save my life. I absolutely hate chlorinated pools and avoid them at all cost. I prefer swimming in fresh lakes but hate the feel of the weeds on my feet that grow up from the bottom. Too, I'm paranoid of being bitten by fish (has happened to me many times over the years).

Sometimes I go to the school behind me and play in the jungle gym for 20 minutes. I hand-walk the monkey bars, do straight leg lifts while hanging from them (great for the lower abs), run up and down the stairs and ladders and hoot and holler as I go down the slides. It's great fun and I feel like a kid again. I've often seen parents sneer at me, in the beginning, but once they realize how much more fun their kids have after they become involved, their sneers turn to great bouts of laughter.

This summer I intend to get my husband involved and cart me along like a wheelbarrow so I can really develop my upper body strength and core. I have some small cones and a soccer ball (even though I don't play), and will most definitely do an obstacle course of some kind. I'll throw in some squats, handstands, cartwheels (I was a gymnast for a long time), walking lunges, push ups, jumping jacks, skip rope and presto - I'll have an awesome 30 minute bootcamp strength/cardio workout!

A little imagination goes a long way. Just watch any kid and you'll know this to be true.

Yoga is a great way to get a solid strength resistance and cardio training workout. Hatha is more gentle and burns less calories, but you sweat just as much, especially if you do the breath work correctly. My favorite is Vinyasa Power Yoga - a non-stop flow series of postures that strengthens and gets the heat rate up.

Not many people think of housework or gardening or laundry or stair climbing as exercise, but I do. I live on the third floor of a tri-plex and often wear a weighted belt or vest whenever I have to go up and down the stairs to do laundry. I also wear it on occasion, when I remember, during housework. I don't have a garden but my mom does. I often do the 45 minute drive to help her dig, weed, plant and compost. It's a great way for me to share time with my aging mother and get a great workout at the same time.

I sit on a stability ball instead of a chair at my computer and get lots of core stability strengthening exercises in during the day. Not that I've ever had any serious problems with posture, but it sure has helped to improve mine.

Oftentimes it's about taking what you already do on a daily basis and transforming it into an exercise, even if it's only for 5-10 minutes at a time. The key is to try to get in between 35-60 minutes of exercise each day, though it doesn't have to be consecutively. Like I said, 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there, and it all adds up to a huge benefit by the end of the day/week/month/year.

MalTru

I feel the same way towards exercise as you do! the idea of going to the gym or lifting weights or using a treadmill bores me!

I use walking. I, unfortunately, am allergic to a crazy amount of things in nature, so I usually will walk around Target or Best Buy or some store like that for a while- of course, some days I get distracted by the things on sale, and only about 1/3 of my time is spent walking, and the rest shopping! Every now and then I do go to local parks/lakes to walk around, allergies be damned.

I also like bike riding (though that makes my allergies act up), swimming (you're sweating, but can't feel it because you're wet already), dancing (nothing fancy like ballroom dancing or ballet or anything, just your basic dance like an idiot cuz no one's watching kind of stuff), and Wii games!

Of course, I don't like any of that stuff more than I like taking naps and watching movies/tv, so I still have a hard time forcing myself to do these things, even though I like them. I have a Gazelle in a spare room that I use while watching TV, so I can get some exercise but still watch TV. Supposedly that's bad for you- you are distracted by TV and don't burn as many calories as you would otherwise, but I find that if I'm not focusing on something besides the exercise, I get bored so much faster! The TV distracts me from the tedium.

Sumo813

I hate exercise too. Part of the reason I am where I am. But at the same time, now that I am starting to change who, and what I am, I have to acknowledge that it is because of exercise. I hate getting sweaty, unless theres a purpose to it. If I'm working out, or intentionally trying to sweat, I'm all for it. But otherwise, ick.

One thing I want to try is some of the games for the Kinect to see what kind of burn I can get out of that.

nashkim

I like weight training and it can be done at home. When you build muscle you increase your metabolism and do good things for your bones. What I like about it is, it does not take too long, there is variety, and you see results pretty quickly. Also you can challenge yourself to increase reps and weights. All you need are some dumbbells to get started. I also like using a kettlebell. I splurged a couple years ago and bought a fold up weight bench for under 100 dollars.

If you can manage to get out of the house, try indoor rock wall climbing! I'm sure it's air conditioned, and its something that you can do at varying levels. It's fun and great exercise. Not boring at all.

Recently I tried shadow boxing. I actually like it a lot and not boring at all. good luck! I used to hate exercising but not anymore. The more you do, the better it makes you feel and you can get to like it. :-) This from someone whose mom was an aerobics instructor and dad a runner - and I ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO JOIN THEM now they shake their heads and laugh cuz I turned over a new leaf in my 40's. LOL.

ahsongbird

I hate sweating in public places but sweating when I'm working out is something i work towards! I WANT that sweat I need that burn b/c it really makes me feel like I've accomplished something! It also helps that i live in northern indiana and most of the year is either cold or rainy so I cherish the heat even more

peteyTwang

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peteyTwang

i LOVE it now...but also used to hate exercise... my current favourites activity list includes Walking, Cycling, Rollerblading, (Swimming & Ice skating, when I get the chance!)... and now in the last month or so my newest passion Running (of all things!)i
btw, I love Free Weights, too... (it's probably from using them that I was able to get in good enough shape to run!) I picked up a pair of 3lb'ers at first ($7) then an adjustable pair w/ 14"bars/clips & weight plates up to 40 lbs each ($40 used) -- and instead of a bench I got a Stability Ball (via eBay) and I would not trade it... that Ball even by itself is probably both the _best_ and _least expensive_ fitness gear I have ever spent a penny on -- see the facebook group: "I freaking LOVE my Stability Ball"

I like weight training and it can be done at home. When you build muscle you increase your metabolism and do good things for your bones. What I like about it is, it does not take too long, there is variety, and you see results pretty quickly. Also you can challenge yourself to increase reps and weights. All you need are some dumbbells to get started. I also like using a kettlebell. I splurged a couple years ago and bought a fold up weight bench for under 100 dollars.

absolament

Try joining a gym. The temperature inside the facility is perfect and there are classes that are fun and you can work as hard or as easy as you want. I am a lazy exerciser, too. The only thing that keeps me going is my gym escape and the classes.

lyarrow

I used to dread using my elliptical until I got an Ipad and now sometimes I stay on it for 2 hrs. I love to read and watch Netflix, both of which I can do on the Ipad. I also recently purchased a tv to mount on the wall where the elliptical is so that I can watch my favorite shows. I admit that I need to be entertained when exercising and the Ipad has been great.

Linda