I hate working out.
barbdp
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I do not enjoy it at all. i force myself to do it and I don't feel good after. I feel like i don't burn as many calories as i would like in each workout because I cant run because of my asthma. I am eating better but i need help finding something that will burn a lot of calories without making feel like I'm going to die.
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i can't run either but not due to asthma. In any case I do bike or recumbent elliptical for cardio. aside from that I do some weights/circuit training at my gym. At home I use some small weights and resistance bands while watching tv. I don't get out of breath but do feel it in my arms.0
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oh i for got to mention, i do not have a gym membership. i do have a treadmill at home and walk on that but just seems like i could do more...0
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thanks, I'll try that0
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I have asthma and knee problems. I do "Turbo Jam" because there's a low-impact modification that still burns a TON of calories. It gets my heart rate way up but doesn't bother my asthma. I got it for about $10 on Amazon. I like the "Cardio Party" workout.0
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if you have a wii you could always try wii fit, also yoga would be good too, while it may not feel like a hard workout it can help in a number of ways. If I didnot do yoga I would not have the function that i do have. Lots of stretching ect.0
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Can you put the treadmill on an incline? I was shocked when i saw how many more calories this actually burns. Even just walking at a good incline for 30 min is a great burn.0
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look around look around look around!! you might not like running but what about dancing? hiking? kicking stuff? football? tennis?
I think you'll be better of doing something you like so you won't dread the workout time, also it might help you stick to it, the point is to stay active on the long run, right?0 -
I have to fool myself into exercising. I don't like gyms. I don't like to run (especially to catch a train or bus!). But I do like being outdoors. My primary exercise is rock climbing. I also use a bike to commute. At home, I'll pick up a hula hoop or a jump rope. These things are not boring to me and make me feel good. I do, however, need more rigorous cardio in my life.
edit to add - I also have asthma that is triggered by exercise and fragrance / perfume. Cardio has improved my asthma so much that I cannot remember the last time I used my inhaler. When exercising, I just pace myself.0 -
join the club... i dread exercising! but i do it every day that i can (5 days/week)0
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Two months ago I hated it! Now that it's become a habit, I look forward to my workouts. When I'm having knee or shin issues and running/walking is not an option, I will find something lower impact on my legs. I like the rowing machine (but if you don't have a gym that's not going to be possible). Otherwise I just try to move every day, even if I can't get a full on 500 calorie burn going. Even walks outside help a lot.0
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I don't do gyms. I have health problems too and the idea of a gym fills me with horror. I hate going INDOORS to exercise too apart from swimming. I walk everywhere I can, more at weekends and days off than on weekdays, especially in winter.
What about cycling, gets you somewhere and burns calories? I enjoy occasional yoga at home. I've just started swimming lessons too and absolutely loved it.0 -
Then don't do cardiovascular exercises.
Instead, make your deficit through diet and do weight lifting as your exercise.0 -
I do not enjoy it at all. i force myself to do it and I don't feel good after. I feel like i don't burn as many calories as i would like in each workout because I cant run because of my asthma. I am eating better but i need help finding something that will burn a lot of calories without making feel like I'm going to die.
Just keep in mind you can not out exercise too many calories.
Lifting weights is KEY. I recently had my DXA scan done and at 51.5 years of age I have the bone density of a super athletic 30 year old. That is a direct result of lifting for over 30 years. Now if that is not scientific proof that lifting weights keeps you younger I don't know what is! Also I believe it is why most people think I look much younger than I really am.
Start lifting now, lift heavy and change it up often, find a lot of weight routines with free weights, make it fun, embrace it, make it part of your life. Only 3 days a week is all it would take. Crank up your tunes and learn to love it, because your body will love it and it will make your quality of life better in many ways, especially when you get older like me.
Because of this I don't have to worry about osteoporosis. If you wait until you are older and your bones start to deteriorate it's a bit too late, you can't get back what you lost, and you can only start a resistance routine that will prevent further damage.
If you are female you don't have the hormones to get big naturally. I lift heavy and I'm still really tiny. My lean body mass is only 104 lbs and that is fairly heavy for a 5'1" female, and quite a bit of this is due to my having very dense bones from 30 years of lifting, not all muscle, and I'm still quite tiny.
My muscles really are not that big, but they show a lot of definition because I'm quite lean. If I gained some fat then I would have a softer more toned look (which is OKAY too!). Then if I gained more fat I would look bulky and hefty like I did most of my life until last year. YOU CAN HAVE WHATEVER YOU WANT. Lean and ripped, soft and toned, or hefty, it all depends on how much fat you leave on your body. Calories are the only thing that changes fat. Exercise is for changing or maintaining your lean body mass only. Lifting weights will give you the best bang for your buck for shaping your body. I finally changed my shape by putting lifting first and cardio 2nd. You cannot out exercise too many calories.0 -
Zumba! It is latin dancing and is sooooo much fun!0
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I used to hate working out too because I always felt like afterwards I was just exhausted and couldn't catch my breath. I've learned though that really low-impact stuff can be enjoyable, like cycling and dancing (Just Dance, etc). Also I kind of figured out that once I start to feel tired, if I just push through it and force myself to continue for a few more minutes, the last half of the workout is rather enjoyable and it does give me energy. If you ease into it and just try to do a little bit, eventually you will find what works for you.0
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I have asthma too, and for a long time I felt like I couldn't do anything cardio-related because I would get winded so easily. I don't know how severe yours is, mine wasn't that bad. But if you want to improve, and possibly eliminate your asthma, the key is to pace yourself. Run as slow as you need to -- no sprinting! Light jogs where you can still talk and aren't terribly winded. I'm doing the Couch to 5k program, and the first few weeks you run in very short intervals. This is the first time I've enjoyed running and been able to do it without feeling like I'm going to die. Keep pushing, be patient, and find forms of cardio you enjoy so you can work your way up without being miserable.0
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Then don't do cardiovascular exercises.
Instead, make your deficit through diet and do weight lifting as your exercise.
I agree. For some reason, weight lifting doesn't register in my head as 'hard' exercise. Even though I'm burning calories, sweating, and my heart rate is up, it's not the same 'I' feel like I'm dying' feeling that you get with straight-up cardio. The mental aspect of it is easier to handle and get through. 30 minutes of weight lifting means 10 or 15 or however many different exercises you want. You take breaks between sets, and sometimes you even sit or lie down. You can do it while you watch tv for God's sake as long as you keep your form good. :P0 -
What do you like to do? And what do you consider "a lot of calories"?
Swim laps, dance, zumba, spinning class, pilates, do an exercise video (you can find them for free on Fit TV or On Demand or on Youtube), Circuit train (do a strength training exercise followed by 1-2 minutes or even 5 of a cardio), jump rope for 5 minutes, ride a bike outside, go for a walk, go hiking, in line skate or roller skate, go skiing or ice skating.
Sometimes when we're bored (my husband and I) and its crappy weather, we do cardio circuits:
5 minutes each station:
Treadmill
Bike
rowing machine
Alternative (kicking & punching a heavy bag) or step aerobics0 -
if you have a wii you could always try wii fit, also yoga would be good too, while it may not feel like a hard workout it can help in a number of ways. If I didnot do yoga I would not have the function that i do have. Lots of stretching ect.
Keep trying to find new things you WILL like. Remember .... keeping the weight off is a "lifestyle" change .... you want to workout for the rest of your life.
Re: Wii, XBox ... whatever .... Redbox has several fitness games available. You can test drive them, before buying. Check your local library, they have videos. Netflix by mail has tons of exercise videos.
You don't have to kill yourself, you just need to make improvements one step at a time.0 -
I hate it and love it at the same time. I kind of wish I didn't have to workout and still remained small. Unfortunately for me, I have to workout or I'll blow up like a balloon. I have bad knees also and realize it triggers more when I do jumping jacks but I kind of just fight right through it. Have you tried Leslie Sansone walk from home? I got amazing results (I owe a lot of my weightloss because of her) she's really good and it never bothered my knees no matter which mile I did with her.0
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Yoga!0
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I intensely dislike cardio.
But I do it ...for 30 minutes because right now I can't get to the iron and it's been raining and nasty here for two weeks.
I do enjoy walking outside
I love pumping iron
The good news is...the calorie burn isn't the most important thing..my sister burns calories like a demon as a marathon runner...but she is heavier than I am.0 -
Your body will change so much faster and for the better if you focus more on strength training and kill the mentality of doing cardio to burn fat. Muscle is smaller and denser than fat and burns more calories at rest. Once you start strength training your body will get smaller and tighter. Your body will become a calorie burning machine even at rest. You can add cardio if you want extra burn or heart benefits but you don't need to kill yourself with it...especially since you hate it.
And there are so many things you can try. If you work out at home, I highly suggest getting some weights and DVDs. Try the Firm or Chalean Extreme and go to town! Mix in some of the barre workouts like Squeeze, Xtend Barre or Physique 57 if you like...many women love them. For cardio you can try Turbo Jam, the Firm, Stephanie Huckabee's PowerFit or some of the wii things like Golds Gym, Walk It Out, wii Fit, Just Dance, etc.
But don't do the treadmill if you hate it!0 -
As everyone is saying, it's horses for courses - trying new things is something I'm always being urged to do by healthier folk then me.
But if a treadmill is what you have, this is what transformed it from a chore to a pastime for me: lower speeds combined with a really compelling distraction. So audiobooks, and if you can a screen - could you set it in front of the tv or use an iPad? I've caught up on lots or reading, and tv / films, and the cardio seems like an indulgence - I rarely get this 'free' media time elsewhere!0 -
Thank you everyone those are some good tips I'm going to try out some different things until i find something i really enjoy. and well i feel like this again, I'm just going to come read some of these things to get me going My sister in law had a total gym she wasn't using so i have that so i think I'm going to just switch it up when i get bored of something. i walk my daughter to and from school ever day unless the weather is bad. i keep telling myself....some exercise is better than no exercise!0
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Thank you everyone those are some good tips I'm going to try out some different things until i find something i really enjoy. and well i feel like this again, I'm just going to come read some of these things to get me going My sister in law had a total gym she wasn't using so i have that so i think I'm going to just switch it up when i get bored of something. i walk my daughter to and from school ever day unless the weather is bad. i keep telling myself....some exercise is better than no exercise!
I agree some exercise is no exercise. One reason why besides going to the gym I will do curls while watching tv or us resistance bands. Some individuals have told me its point less but I look at it like this, it takes more cal to use those weights than what it does just sitting and staring at the tv, and well lets face it I need ever burn I can get when i can get it without being in pain regardless if it only adds up to 1 more.0 -
Jack Lalanne once said he hates exercise, but loves the results.
No easy answer, but figure out a way to make it work for you.0 -
all i do is walk and walk some more started my weightloss on 10th August counted cals and walked and have lost 24lb so far
i shall be introducing pilates this week0 -
I totally know where you are coming from. I totally hate exercising--it's hard for me and I can't run yet, because I'm outta shape (I was going to use the excuse that I'm old--but that's not it--it's that I'm not in shape). ALL that changes (well, except for running), when I add one little thing--Thumping, Jamming MUSIC. Listening to music when I'm on my treadmill and Stationary bike totally pumps me up and helps me to LOVE exercising. Plus, it makes me work harder and sweat more and afterwards I feel like a first class all time champion shero
Try getting some headphones (I can't stand those earbuds) and I listen to one of my children's I-Pod thingys. They put a ton of my old dance tunes on it and some upbeat music, and girl---it's gets me going. Try it, I know it will work for you too. Today I was jamming so tough, I almost started running/jogging on that blasted treadmill. I'm telling ya, COOL music is the answer!
Lastly, when I'm listening to music that's really awesome also makes the time FLY by too.
HTH:flowerforyou:0 -
I find that many people I see don't take full advantage of their treadmill or elliptical trainer. They leave the incline or resistance low. With your asthma, maybe you can increase the incline on your treadmill to get your heart rate up a little higher. Find an incline that is challenging but does not make it impossible for you to breathe. If you set it at say level 4 and walk at 3-4 mph, you should get the cardio benefit. You will have to experiment to find the right speed and incline, but you can get a better workout by taking the incline up.
When I run, I run at 7 or 7.1 mph for 40 min (which as taken me 4 months to work up to). I start (warm up) with the incline at level 1 and walk 1/4 mile at 3.6 mph. I then take the speed up to 7 or 7.1 leaving the incline at 1 until 10 min. At 10 min, I increase the incline by 0.5 and leave the speed alone. I continue increasing every 2 min until I reach 4.5 incline. I hold the 4.5 for 3 or 4 min and then begin reducing the incline by 0.5 (leaving the speed alone) until I get back to 3. At 3 I increase the speed and continue my decline process until I reach 2. I then finish up my workout, increasing the speed to keep my heart rate around 150.
I have found this to be effective training. When I run road races, I find that I am able to maintain a 7 min/mile pace for anything from a 5K up to 4 miles and do not have soreness the next day. My point is this...if you can't run due to asthma, walk on the treadmill, wear a heart rate monitor, and use the incline to get a better cardio benefit.0
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