My hatred of exercise

20 minutes on any cardio machine and I am bored to tears. I would recomment high intensity interval training. This can be done cardio equipment or circuit training with weights. Plus there has been increasing evidence that shows that HIIT can burn more calories than one speed training.

I was the same way.. hated it..hated it... hated it.. but I think the trick is to find something you like..for me..I found ZUMBA.. I used to a big time clubber in my younger days and love to dance so this was perfect for me.. If it wasn't for Zumba can't say I would exercise half as much..

I hate exercise. Or rather, I should say I hate cardio. And I always thought that was the ONLY exercise available, so I always quit after a few times.

Then I found Pilates. And I freakin' LOVE it. Turns out that it's not that I hate exercise, I just hate ONE form of it. Seeing what people do here was really helpful. I also never thought of weight training before and, for the first time ever, am contemplating that. I'm too poor for a gym, classes, or even a home DVD, so I just use Youtube. Free and gives me no excuse to avoid it.

Trying not to pigenhole yourself into what you "think" exercise is makes a big difference.

Two words; Interval training. That sure as hell doesn't give you time to think it's boring with how badly you're kicking your own *kitten*.

Stop making excuses and just work out. You don't have to enjoy it. Either decide you're goting to do it and get the benefits from exercise or just say it's not worth it to you. That's perfectly fine and i certainly won't judge you for it.

We're all adults here. There's many things we don't want to do that we get done day after day. Enjoying everything you do would be great, but not realistic. Make your choice.

My thoughts exactly! No wonder I enjoy his comments on my news feed so much. So I second what Dave said. And I'd like to add that you dont get a runner's high without running. A fast shimmy when you cross the street isn't gonna do it. Reassess your goals. Is fitness required to meet them? If so, buck up buttercup. Put on those sneakers and do it. If not, then don't. But you have to take the 'I don't wanna- I hate it- it's boring' diatribe out of the equation. If you want it bad enough you'll find something you like. (You mentioned hiking. Do that. Strap on a heavy backpack and go!)

Excercise was one thing that held me back, but my 3 boys has given me motivation to get off my lazy bud and join them 3x a week with their weekly workout. Started off with power walk, jogging and then running (well, running wasn't fun, but I've managed to overcome that within 2 weeks). We have now introduced crunches, squat, lunges and Russian twist. Next round we'll be moving on to boxing, shuttle runs and a game of touch every Sun afternoon. No equipment required, just out and about at your local park

Key to enjoying excercise, is taking those little baby steps. Don't throw yourself into it, coz you'll end up slacking off and its back to square 1. It's been 2 weeks since I started my 3x weekly workout and it's been great. I'm having so much fun competing with my boys and at the same time, they're encouraging me to keep going. To date I've lost 1kg but it's better than gaining 5kg sitting around doing nothing

Out workout routine consist of: 10 x push up, jog 150mtrs, 10 x lung, power walk 150mtrs, 10 x squat, jog 150mtrs, 10 x abdominal crunch, power walk 150mtrs, 10 x toe touch crunch, jog 150mtrs, 10 x russian twist, power walk 150mtrs. We do 4 sets of this and takes roughly 40 - 50 mins (3 x a week)

I don't just HATE exercise, I FEAR IT! Yes, I have an exercise phobia.

Oddly enough, it is not the pain that I am afraid of.

I am afraid of ....
having a panic attack
having an asthma attack
having a heart attack
passing out and hitting my head on something

My fears above would be multiplied 10-fold if I had to exercise in front of other people! YIKES!!

Logically, I know that if I exercise, I'll be healthier. And I also know that my fear of exercise is one of the reasons why I am so fat, have lost the majority of my muscle mass and get a pounding heart with the slightest bit of physical exertion.

I even started a group on MFP called, "Exercise Phobia: Face the Fear" :
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10234-exercise-phobia-face-the-fear

Nobody posted there but me, so after a couple weeks I stopped posting. Looking back, I was embarrassed that I was the only person on MFP who was (is) afraid of exercise.

But now, I've changed my mind. I'm going to keep posting there, even if it is just to say that I walked 6,000 steps or 600 steps, used my light resistance band for two exercises or that my biggest exercise of the day was lifting the water jug out of the fridge.

You need a workout partner that will workout with you...that you agree to meet at a certain time. Get your kids involved...maybe you can all do martial arts or walking the neighborhood...how old your kids are will depend on what you can do.

A little tweak you can try, since you do like activities like hiking and such, is do just a 30 second 'burst' before you start to walk or hike or whatever... this will get your heart rate up and it will stay up a little longer while you are doing your hike/walk. It's small change, but it can help. You may find at some point that in the middle of your walks you add a 'burst', then maybe one day at the end of your walk. Who knows where it will lead.

When I first started out... oh, about 7 years ago!... I hated sweating, just HATED IT! So exercising was not something I enjoyed at all. To remedy this, I started swimming (you don't feel the sweat when you swim ), as I have progressed through life, I have developed a love for the sweat; it makes me know what I'm doing is working. I started walking and jogging, then running. Doing an 8 week boot camp made me really change my tune!