I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!

you just need to find something physical to do... absolutely does NOT have to be the treadmill.... what about hiking? martial arts? jogging? bike riding? even walking?... The really great thing about exercise is finishing your workout... that's what brings you back.

Download a couple of really, really good Albums on your "musical device". And I mean, really good addictive music - the stuff you love, the album that you were counting the days before it was released. The one you rave about, stand in line to get tickets to and you have a poster of the artist on your wall.

Now, you only get to listen to that when you are on the treadmill. That's it. Step off the treadmill and that music is off.

I used to think that whole thing about how you get to a point where you crave exercise after you'd been doing it regularly for a while was a crock. It had never become a thing I wanted to do, just something I forced myself to do. I think I was just doing the wrong things/ still in the wrong mindset. I started kickboxing about 6 months ago and something clicked for me - I loved it. Now I feel off if I'm not getting some time of exercise at least 4 times a week or so, which is someplace I never really thought I'd be.

Experiment with different things to find something you really like doing. Try outdoors and indoors, solo and group exercises. Hopefully you'll find something that you do like to do.

Just start out with something simple, maybe what you find least repulsive. For me, it was walking. When I started, I did not walk extremely far or fast, but I did not mind it too much. I took my music, and listened and walked as far as I could or I had time for. Now I absolutely love walking, and actually look forward to it. I have gotten into hiking, and sometimes hike 8 or 9 miles at a time. I have also started to add in some other exercise and don't mind it too much.

You don't have to jump with both feet into something that you don't like. Just try to find things that you do like that get you moving, and start out there . Walking, riding a bike, etc.

I have that same problem. I'm only in my second week of REALLY wanting this. Who knows what tomorrow will bring but food is an addiction for most people who are overweight/obese (at least in my opinion and from going to OA meetings). I got the 30 day shred and also bought a used elliptical (which im regretting now because I havent really used it lol). I am only on day 4 of the shred but I enjoy it because I do feel accomplished and it targets so much. I HATED exercising and not because of the sweat but because I was lazy and didn't stick with anything that long.

Start off small. Remember to take it one day at a time. Don't think about what you're going to do next week until next week comes - unless you are someone who thrives from structure/planning, which is great! The people here are so great and have great input and advice, just start with something, even if it's 10 minutes a day.

I hate exercising myself. I balance it by having active jobs (1. I work in the automotive industry where there is a lot of walking and heavy lifting 2. I work for a tree company running a chainsaw and other equipment). I also spend a good deal of time hiking and rock climbing. I live in the deep south so winters are mild enough I can do these activities year round. I also swim in the summer and do yoga. I have not once been in a gym nor do I spend my time on a treadmill. Nature is my gym.


Find something you enjoy and can stick with. Exercise doesn't have to mean going to the gym or spending time on a treadmill.

I don't like exercise..there I said it ..but I know I have to do it How do you get yourself to do it ??I mean I would rather give birth than get on a treadmill or put in a dvd and sweat

Does anyone else feel this way?? or am I just crazy??? I don't know how to make exercise a habit that I have got to do no matter what, please help!!

Would you rather *die*? There are so many health risks associated with being overweight and lack of exercise, that it's fair to say that not exercising will eventually kill you. That's how I look at it, anyway. Think of it not as a chore, but as fighting for your life.

good point

Who does?? YOU just have to do it any way.. Me myself I enjoy it, but I've been doing it for about 3 years. It doesn't get easier, you just get better at it. Don't give up..

I would definately work out than give birth lol!! Just keep at it you might not have found what is right for you, keep trying new things you might surprise yourself and start to enjoy a sport, class or a workout program. I didn't think I'd like weights, but actually enjoy it now.

Congratulatons! You've figured out THE BIG SECRET! Nobody really "enjoys" exercise. They like the way they feel after they're done!

False. I feel like I was dug of a nuclear crater afterward. I enjoy it during.

First thing... have you given birth? I would NEVER chose it over a treadmill. Close though. But the hoo ha stitches are enough to make me chose the treadmill.

Secondly, how badly do you want your body to change? That's motivation enough.

I would rather sew my mouth shut than exercise. I go to the mall and just window shop.

I hated it too. I basically forced myself to do some workout three times a week. After about two months it became habit. Now, after four months, my body actually feels uncomfortable if I miss workouts for more than three days. I change things up a lot. Right now I'm on a core power yoga kick. Sometimes it's the stationary bike or elliptical. I get bored without variation. I plug in my headphones and crank up the music loud enough that I don't hear my breathing. People will tell you how much fun different workouts are and hopefully they will be fun for you, but if you're like me you just have to push past it. I tried everything and nothing was fun for me until I became so used to the workouts that they stopped feeling like work. Now I can enjoy them even when they are unbearably hard.

Sorry but I'm learning to love it. I can't wait everyday to be done with work, so I can head on over to the gym. I've been working out and eating healthy for about 40 days now and I've gotten great results. I know that everything I'm doing is for my own good. There are other things you can do....

1. Swimming
2. Hiking
3. Walk outside
4. Ride your bike around your neighborhood
5. My mom used to walk in the mall
6. Lift weights at home
7. I like the treadmill and the elliptical machine. I can't just listen to music though. I have a kindle fire and I have netflix. I watch a couple of episodes of whatever show and by the time I look an hour has passed.

Good luck to you.


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