Convince me on why I need to exercise

Have you ever wrapped your arms around someones belly who has lost a ton of weight with no exercising... it's all squishy and and wiggly... I don't want my belly to wiggle. But that's just me.

My reasoning is fairly simple:

If you try to gain weight without lifting, you'll get fat. Very fat.
If you try to lose weight without lifting, you'll get weak. Very weak. And you might still be fat - lighter, yes, smaller, yes, thinner? Not really. Toned? Not in the slightest.

IMO, anyway.

two words. "body composition". loosing weight is great but if you just lift 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes you will notice a better body composition than you would without lifting.

I know cardio is good for the heart

You answered your own question

Like Sabine, I will tell you why I exercise:

First: I like to drink. When I exercise I "earn" calories that I can spend on drinking . Typically, I use the calories I earn from exercising for wine with dinner. I know that at 130 calories a glass, each time I spend 30 imnutes on the elyptical machine or 45 minutes lifting weights, I can offset 2 or three glasses of wine.

Second, I like the way I feel when my muscles are toned. Stronger musles mean less back pain and less knww pain. The program I am on is designed more for toning. Not heavy weights, but higher than average repetitions (25 to 30) and 4 sets at a time. This approach does not have me bulking up, but simply trimmer and tighter.

i agree with the above post maradiaz. running for the train leaves me breathing terribly for a few mins. exercising is making me stronger

Why *should* we convince you?

Everybody has to decide for themselves, hopefully having studied all the evidence available. Our bodies are the most important thing we have in this life and we need to look after them. How or if we do this is our own responsibility, nobody else's.

I cannot believe that you have not already heard all the good things that exercise does for your body. YOU CHOOSE, - its your body.

I believe that a good diet is more important than exercise if your sole goal is to lose weight.

BUT...

1. Lighter is not always healthier. I prefer to be fat and fit than skinny and unfit
2. Exercise makes you feel good - endorphins give u a natural high that staves off low moods.
3. Exercising can be fun.
4. Exercising with friends (especially team sports) helps you to connect with others too and improves social skills and relationships
5. As others have said, body composition is better with exercise - you may weigh more but muscles look better than flab
6. It is easier to maintain weight loss by not just relying on a permanently low cal diet. And who doesn't want to indulge a little at times?
7. Exercise gives you time to reflect on your priorities. I often clear my head with a long walk
8. Exercise can help you get through plateaus

At the end do the day I DO believe that initially keeping exercise to a minimum for a while (so that you concentrate on your diet) is not a bad thing. However as the weeks go by, try adding some walking, some gentle stretching, some body weight exercises like push ups. By doing so gradually you may get the best of both worlds: I.e you will keep focussing on diet which is working for you and as your body adapts, gradually ramping up exercise over time will help u keep you losing weight and hopefully build up a strong foundation to improve your lifestyle overall so as to give you the tools to maintain a better body.

I'm not going to convince you, or try.
I'll tell you why *I* exercise.

I want to be healthy and strong, and, as a woman, I want to have strong bones.

I lift weights because:
I know that folks with more muscle can maintain their weight on more calories.
I know that folks with more muscle can lose weight on more calories.
I know that, while dieting, weight training is important for the retention of lean body mass. In other words: I want to lose fat, not muscle.

I know that a muscular body looks good

I run because:
I want to be in good cardio vascular condition.
I want to burn a few calories
It helps my overall mood
I LIKE when I've run
I want to be able to do other things, like skiing, and cycling, more easily, because I enjoy them.

I know that a lean body looks good

Yeah all these apply to me. Also as I am a woman lifting weights also helps to strengthen bones for when I am old

But no one will convince you to exercise, you have to want to do it for yourself.

Because I want to live a healthy lifestyle. This includes moving my body every single day. I want to be able to hike, ski, bike and run and feel strong.

I got over 2 feet of snow. I went out and shovelled us out, took almost 2 hours and I not only don't feel like ****, I feel great. The exercise I've been doing allowed me to be in shape to go take care of the shovelling and not die. Stairs don't kick my *kitten*, I run, a lot and I love it.

I feel good, not just now, but all the time. At 42 years of age I've never felt this good. Exercise rocks!!!

If u need to be convinced why u need to workout you're not ready

Convince?

Because its healthy to be active. That is all. If thats not good enough for you, then you're doing it wrong. Lol.

"exercise gives you endorphins. endorphins make you happy. happy people don't kill their husbands. they just don't"

i exercise because it makes me feel good.