Does exercise ever get fun?

Yes! I have made it point to make friends with people I admire physically at the gym. I love working out with a partner or in a group. Now that I have my circle of friends at the gym its always fun walking in. Plus it keeps me accountable. It is especially fun meeting my next goal, lifting heavier, running faster, the list goes on:) Plus whats better then the endorphins that kick in during and after your workout???

I have never been a fan of exercising. I turn bright red, sweat a lot and I am easily out of breath. So I recently joined Curves and I love it. It is a circuit set in a circle. You go around the circle twice and you're done in 30 minutes. A little recording tells you to change stations every 30 seconds. Most days I am done exercising before I know it. I always feel uncomfortable at the gym and I never know what to do. I like Curves because it gives me the machines I need to work on. I feel comfortable going there. I am out of shape and it is the perfect starting point for me. Maybe after I get in shape I might look into other exercise avenues, but for now this is my perfect fit. I am starting off easy, not over extending myself and it isn't overwhelming.

I don't know that it gets "fun". I mean, not like a day at the beach fun.

But, it will get easier and you will start to find the non weight related effects fun. It's hell trying to get myself to do it sometimes, but knowing how I'll feel afterwards is enough of a reason for me.

See, the 'afterwards feelings' I have yet to find and it's been 9 months. All I can feel afterwards is tired and sore... and I've tried a lot of different things!

The actual exercise doesn't get easier but I love the feeling afterwards, the runner's high. That's what motivates me.

Ive found I really enjoy my time on the elliptical, and also walking outdoors. Its a few minutes of total "me" time...I can listen to some music privately and just follow my own thoughts, and I like how I feel comfortably tired after a good sweaty walk or session. Surprised me too!

I hate exercise but it's a sure fire way of dropping weight if managed with a well balanced healthy diet

What they said. Pick something you enjoy. So I do Samba or Bellydance DVD's. After a couple of weeks of panting and feeling like I was going to die, you start to look forward to it, even miss it if you can't do it (because you start to feel better, sleep better, be more relaxed, and less stress after you start working out for a week or two). So got inspired to go further.

Picked a Jillian Michaels DVD (30 day shred) circuit training because it's only 20 minutes, and I know that in 3 years from now, I will still be willing to do a 20 minute DVD every day. I know that in 3 years from now I will NOT be willing to go to a gym, and certainly not do elliptical trainers or any machine like that. So I have started with things I am willing to do, either because they are fun or short enough to where the thought of it doesn't discourage me, and they have become things that I LOVE to do. So now I do more, and have tried things normally that would have really turned me off from exercise.

I even love doing the 20 min Jillian Michaels circuit training - I can't believe I like it - that's not me! But I do!. After a couple of weeks, you'll start to NOTICE that it is getting easier, then after the 3rd or 4th week, you start to see results in your body. That got me so excited I ordered another of her DVD's.

I have been essentially sedentary since 1996, but now I LOVE to exercise. Because I only do my quick 20 min every day, or something I love like dancing. Pick something you think you can maintain for a long time - years - then when you start to LOVE it, you will be inspired to do more/harder/longer.

It depends, really. I can dance for HOURS, and i mean hours cause I've had 8 hour dance training 3 days in a row before, and while i felt exhausted, I never got tired of it.

On the other hand, when its off season for my dance team, I have to run to keep my weight in a managable range without dying of starvation at the stuff I want to eat... and I absolutely hate running. I hate it, but I do it anyway.

So yeah, to sound like abroken record, just find something you like doing, and it'll be fun!

To me, exercise is always fun! I enjoy every bit of it whether it's yoga, meditation, swimming, cycling or anything else!
It will be fun for you as well when you will start thinking like; "I want to do this" instead of "I have to do this".

In my opinion, it's all mental and that is why so many people give up after a certain amount of time. I am definitely guilty of this. After I graduated high school and was no longer involved in sports and dance, I welcomed the lazy days I had. I quit exercising and gained a lot of weight.

After the first 40 pounds or so, I tried to start workouts again but I just wasn't into it. Nothing I tried was fun to me. I hated exercising. I dreaded my workouts (no matter what it was) and would rather play bingo in a nursing home than go to the gym. I gave up after 3 months.

Two years later, I found myself in the right mental state. I was super motivated to start up exercising again because I missed how I looked in high school. My best friend had just received her certification for personal training and was looking better than ever. I was jealous. I wanted to look amazing too. I started weight lifting and would push myself every single day to lift heavier. I surrounded myself with people who motivate me. I was constantly around college athletes and people who run multiple marathons every year, so that made me want to get active too. I want people to look at me and say, "Wow, I wish I had her body." That's what keeps me going back to the gym every day.