Does anyone else really HATE to exercise?

writer_chick

I, for one, have never been athletic. When I played basketball in middle school, I'd duck whenever someone passed the ball to me. I hated running, but I'd walk and chat with my friend when I was forced to run cross-country by my teacher. You see where I'm going with this.

I have no problem doing something I LOVE, like swimming or walking/chatting with my husband, but I hate regimented exercise. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, what activities have you found that you enjoy? We're getting a swimming pool put in this summer, which will be really awesome because I can play in the water all day. It's been too cold outside to walk lately, so I'm struggling to come up with exercise-like things to do before the summer.

Thanks for reading!

fatgirljessica

We have an xbox and I play dance central.. The guy from insanity also made a dance workout.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE tennis..
Even throwing darts burns calories.. I have a board on my wall.

erinxo13

like you said, you just have to find something you like.
i like playing just dance on wii.

SleepingBeauty12345

i hate it!!! very much

matt2442

no way, it's an escape from studying, working, people and it's just you and your weights, ipod, yoga mat, running shoes, pr whatever, and youre rewarding yourself by feeling and looking great...you have to find out what you like and then youll have fun doing it..if you hate something youll never stick to it

DexterDarko

I love the burn, I love the pain, I just hate how hard it gets for me to breathe. I might have developed myself exercise induced asthma thanks to my bad health.

kimiebee

yes I do!....but I force myself to do it everyday because I love how I feel afterwards.....and the sense of accomplishment I get when I get all the way through a dvd

rvfamily4

I too hate exercise. I love to swim but don't have a pool but go swimming every chance I get. I started forcing myself to walk and it is alone time (and talk time) for my daughter and I. It is cold outside but we go anyway. A trick I have been doing lately is walking around the grocery store 3 times at a brisk pace before I actually go shopping.

Next I want to work on building some muscle so I bought some small hand weights. I have also forced myself to go bike riding with the kids (they don't know I am forcing myself) and they love that we are going on these rides so I try to focus on that.

After I have lost some more weight I want to try yoga...I need to relieve some stress.

Don't forget that cleaning house, raking leaves, washing a car is considered exercise. Check the list...there was a lot of things on there that shocked me.

PerlaRubi2013

How about Zumba?? I love it and its very fun! I burn around 650 calories in an hour class and time flies!!

Joreanasaurous

I was born with minimal cerebral palsy. I have NO coordination what so ever, my balance is crap, the doctors say I am and will always be "low tone" and I fatigue insanely fast.

In grade school I was picked last for sports, if at all and by middle school and high school I was excused from PE because of my handicap....

... Yeah. I HATED working out.

Then I found something I liked and discovered that doing the things I didn't like did amazing things for my body. That's the motivation I needed.

I think if you do something enough that you start to see the desired results, it makes it a heck of a lot more enjoyable.

In the meantime play around and find something you can enjoy. Groupon and Living Social always have sales for different fitness classes. Why not try some and see if you find something you can enjoy?

I also think attitude has a LOT to do with it. If you walk into the gym dreading being there and hating it, then yeah... you're going to hate it. If you grin and say this is going to be fun no matter what... then eventually I think you are going to find your fake smile a real smile and your force enthusiasm real enthusiasm.

Snowflake1968

I thought that I really hated exercise, but it turns out I hate exercise as it pertains to groups. I would duck when I was in school too. I actually kept coming up with medical excuses not to particpate in phys ed for 2 years straight (I was very clever apparently) I think part of my problem was and truthfully still is (and I'm 44) that i am big chested, I was the first girl in my school to develop and went to a D from nothing at age 12. Embarrassment won out for me.

Turns out, I enjoy exercise when I am all alone I don't even like my husband of 25 years being around when I am excercising hard, although I will use the Gazelle when he is around, but that is it. Like lots of others, I enjoy my wii and some dvd's. Love the ABBA dance for the wii.

SnivyToast

I too hate exercise. I love to swim but don't have a pool but go swimming every chance I get. I started forcing myself to walk and it is alone time (and talk time) for my daughter and I. It is cold outside but we go anyway. A trick I have been doing lately is walking around the grocery store 3 times at a brisk pace before I actually go shopping.

Next I want to work on building some muscle so I bought some small hand weights. I have also forced myself to go bike riding with the kids (they don't know I am forcing myself) and they love that we are going on these rides so I try to focus on that.

After I have lost some more weight I want to try yoga...I need to relieve some stress.

Don't forget that cleaning house, raking leaves, washing a car is considered exercise. Check the list...there was a lot of things on there that shocked me.

Small hand weights are not going to build you muscle. You'd likely be better off with body weight exercises.

However, I find, heavy lifting to be a lot of fun because it has a lot of progress. They are more fun numbers to track than your own weight.

SnivyToast

I, for one, have never been athletic. When I played basketball in middle school, I'd duck whenever someone passed the ball to me. I hated running, but I'd walk and chat with my friend when I was forced to run cross-country by my teacher. You see where I'm going with this.

I have no problem doing something I LOVE, like swimming or walking/chatting with my husband, but I hate regimented exercise. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, what activities have you found that you enjoy? We're getting a swimming pool put in this summer, which will be really awesome because I can play in the water all day. It's been too cold outside to walk lately, so I'm struggling to come up with exercise-like things to do before the summer.

Thanks for reading!

Try heavy lifting. It has a lot of progress, numbers and success. Being able to add weight on to your bar will make you feel great, and the success of lifting is great too. It's fun to compare it to things/people and being able to go "I can squat your weight."

Look into a program like Starting Strength of Stronglifts 5x5, you might just enjoy it.

Julie_Donahue

I also hate exercising! And, I have never in my left a "runner's high" or the euphoria that people often talk about after exercising. When I exercise (even when I've done it consistently for weeks or months), I just feel tired afterward. This makes it quite challenging to continue doing it.

I have found that I do enjoy Zumba (still don't get the endorphin rush) but I enjoy it.

Good like finding something you can enjoy!

Mr_Excitement

Yep! I despise it. The only thing that makes me do it month in and month out is my desire to punish myself, and what I suspect is some deep-seated self-loathing. Self-denial is also a long time hobby of mine, and that's tied nicely into forming a healthy eating regimen.

LGrill27

I run the treadmill and listen to good tunes.

recee27

I truly believed I would NEVER find a form of exercise that I truly liked. I absolutely HATE the treadmill!! With a serious passion. I used to walk outside all the time when I was younger....like 18-19. But I can't even stand to do that anymore. But, I found Zumba and I LOVE IT!! I actually do get that after workout "high" when I do it. I take classes at a local fitness club and they go by so quickly. The key is definately finding something you like, love or at least that you don't hate. Or you will never stay with it. I know this from personal experience. Good luck! If you keep trying different things, you will find one that you can at least tolerate.

bunbunzee44

I hate exercising.. well, I dont' hate it, but I'm lazy. it does make me feel good when I do though,
just getting there is the part I hate x)

rudarbe

I HATE EXERCISING!!!!!! I lost all my weight without exercise. I actually started recently because I got a membership. No way out of exercising this time :P

HungryKoala

oh my god I HATE WORKING OUT!!! I don't even like to walk places, so I'm making a playlist- and setting up a series of workout moves to REALLY HATEFUL PUNK ROCK!!! fast paced mean lyric's might get me through it.

writer_chick

I'm so happy to see all these people who also hate working out. I, too, get tired after working out--not any sense of euphoria, unfortunately. Seems like Zumba works for a lot of people. I'm going to have to try that; I believe there's a gym near here that offers classes. And I forgot to say, I do love doing the Just Dance workout on the Wii. Feels more like playing around and goofing off. I need to get a new DVD to dance to. Thanks, guys!

pinky68abc

Yup I'm with you...not crazy about it at all. Now I do Wii just dance for 30 min a day and its fun. Time flies and its better than nothing.

notenoughspeed

You have to just push through. I used to hate it, but now I love it. Work out 5-6 times a week for 60-90 minutes a day.

rlv2

I usally hate it and feel out of breath for the first 5 mins... then if I push through it.... I can keep going after that... I switch it up... Treadmill, elliptical, stationary bike.... That seems to help...

tropicpalm

I don't mind exercising as much as I dislike the amount of time it takes out of my day. Also, due to health issues I've had, aches and weakness plagued me and I didn't achieve weight loss. I even worked with a personal trainer for a year and a half. Poor guy actually cried for me because he said he never knew anyone so dedicated who didn't get any results. It was so frustrating that I just gave up! Now, 20 pounds up and a lot less fit, I am starting over. Walking and dancing are things I enjoy, but not enough for me. I need to include weight training which is fine, but I don't like the feeling of pushing myself beyond where I am comfortable. Seems to be the theme for my life. :bigsmile:

A doctor recently told me that saunas are as good as exercise in many ways. I have a far infrared sauna that I use in conjunction with exercise. Some health clubs have them. See if it works for you. I use that time to listen to my meditations or read, so I kill two birds with one stone so to speak and feel it's more productive.

LisaR517

I used to hate it. But then I MADE myself do it, over and over and over. And after a while, I started to actually like it! I shocked myself. Sometimes it still takes a little while to get into it when I start, but after a couple of minutes (and FOR SURE when I'm done), I like the activity.

JustJennie1

Actually no, I don't. I like regimented exercise because I know what I'm going to be doing that day and it gives me no excuse NOT to workout. Even if my "regimented" workout falls to crap I still have a back up plan to do something. Like this week we were supposed to head back to the gym (I just finished Insanity and was on a gym hiatus while I did that) but we haven't and my back up has been running on the treadmill at home.

I love exercise. Do I dread getting up in the morning to go to the gym? Sure. Are there days when I think about what I have to do for my workout and want to vomit? Absolutely but once I get my butt in gear and get it over with I feel so much better and as if I accomplished something.

matti07

I also hate exercising! And, I have never in my left a "runner's high" or the euphoria that people often talk about after exercising. When I exercise (even when I've done it consistently for weeks or months), I just feel tired afterward. This makes it quite challenging to continue doing it.

I have found that I do enjoy Zumba (still don't get the endorphin rush) but I enjoy it.

Good like finding something you can enjoy!

In the past,I have gotten an exercise high, so I know I can. I found that I needed to work out for at least 25" and break a sweat by 12" in or so to get the glow thing. Id *does* feel awesome, so I'm working back up to that again.

I found treadmill + MP3 player worked for a long time. I actually can watch TV at my gym and still work, so I do that sometimes, too.

DollyMiel

Hate it so damn much. So many people on the site are like I LOVE IT but I dread having to do it.

I do agree that there's gotta be something out there that you'd like though. For me, it's hiking. It burns mad calories but to me it doesn't feel like regimented exercise, and it gives me time to enjoy being outside and talking to my friend.

Willowana

HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT!!! :explode:

But...I do it. It has helped tremendously with my fibromyalgia, and I feel stronger. So, I do it....doesn't mean I have to like it :grumble:

CaddieMay

Hate it.