Hate Working Out!

How long have you been going? Give it time. When you start seeing and feeling progress you'll like it better. And don't underestimate the power of a positive attitude. Keep telling yourself you are having FUN (or at least try to limit the negative thoughts) and soon you will be. Good luck and don't give up.

No. In fact, I've been sick for 4 days and I'm upset that I'm unable to work out.

I still hate it and I've been working out regularly for almost a year. So I got to disagree with the other posters, you won't necessarily like it. It's a necessary evil for me really, which might be why I haven't got the results I would have expected by now... but when you hate it, you hate it, lol. I like walking, so it's what I do the most, but that's pretty much the extend of it... and unfortunately it's not cutting it. At least with a trainer you can't give up in the middle of it or do a half assed workout like I end up doing most of the time.

What do your workouts consist of? I hate running on a treadmill but like going for a jog outside. I HATE spin classes but love weight lifting. Maybe you haven't found your preferred workout yet?

Find what you enjoy doing. If you hate the workouts you're doing you're not going to stick with them. Find something you enjoy first and get in the habit of regular exercise. You can always add in the stuff you hate but is good for you later on. Knowing you can like exercise is the first step to sticking with the stuff you don't like long enough to start liking it. I've actively hated running for many years. However I've motivated by signing up for a pretty significant race to start a running program. I hated every run for the first 6 weeks or so but now I quite look forward to them. I have a background of exercise for fun though, I enjoy all the other things I do.

Starting out always sucks. Your body is fighting you because it isn't used to being strained like this. However, it will get easier. Having a friend huffing and puffing next to you helps too, because you can motivate one another when someone wants to quit. Find an activity you enjoy, such as walking, Zumba (really fun!), etc. I discovered that I love lifting weights and HATE running on the treadmill. So I do a lot of lifting and a little treadmill. You just have to find your niche.

I am nursing a sprained ankle and would love to be able to go workout.

If you dont like it, find something you do enjoy or just dont work out.

I used to hate running.. but once i got in shape and tried it again.. I'm loving it.
I spent months at the gym "faking it" when I first started.. but once i got in better shape and lost some weight it was easier and I started to love it.
I started taking classes and trying all the different things they offer.
I hate the treadmill, so i rarely do it.. I play basketball right now for cardio or run outside.
I pick the trainers brains about exercises and how to use equipment and I ask them to show me how to do new exercises and then watch me do a few.
I have to keep it new, fresh and challenging.
even the classes.. I get bored if they don't change them up fairly often.

Find what you like and do that.... now i get grumpy if I miss a day.. and I am having a really hard time scaling back my workout time.. If i'm not exhausted, then I don't feel like I've done enough..

I hate the wheezing (damn you, asthma), sweating, general uncomfortable feeling being a beginner working out but I do love the sore feeling afterwards. Weird, I know. I also like the feeling I get from working out, it makes me feel proud of myself.

I don't go to the gym, though. I know it's stupid but I feel really insecure about working out in front of a bunch of people.

I think a lot of people have hit the nail on the head - find something you DO enjoy!!

For years I would sporadically exercise, doing cardio (walking, running, elliptical, bikes etc) and would never stick with it as it felt like a chore. My boyfriend convinced me to try lifting about 6 months ago and I haven't looked back! i love going to the gym and now make it all the time, despite the 'excuses' that I used to have not to go - such as migraines. Enjoying the exercise is what will keep you motivated and going back.

For some people it will take awhile to begin to like something, but i suggest you play around and try a bunch of different types of exercise to see what you want to do, or even what doesnt make you cringe thinking about going to do it!!

Find something that excites you about working out, it doesn't always have to be painful/boring in order for it to work....

I am working with a personal trainer and to tell you the truth, if I hadn't paid in advance, I probably wouldn't go. She's great, but I just hate working out. I feel awful while I'm doing it and I feel awful afterward. I know I'm way out of shape and everyone says it will get easier, but I absolutely dread my workout days. Anyone else feel this way?

fwiw I loathe training in a gym, would much rather get out in the fresh air. I enjoy running, cycling, swimming and my rowing machine.

I find weight training bores me to tears, but it's something that has to be done to reduce the chances of injury from the running and rowing.

It may be that you just don't enjoy it, and that's fine, but that means that your prospects of sticking are limited. Think about your motivations, and try to work out something that will help you to at least stick with it, if not enjoy. Equally, you may want to try other sports to identify something that does work for you.

I'd also observe that when you say you feel "awful", that may mean that what you're doing is inappropriate, or it may just be a symptom of your current level of conditioning. Might be worth discussing that with your trainer.

I love the feeling in my muscles after a strength workout, the aches etc. My mum tells me I'm weird but I love knowing I've really kicked my a55 but that my body will be stronger for it.

I agree with the poster above who said not to underestimate the power of a positive attitude. I cycle to work 6 miles each way every weekday, and if I tell myself I don't like cycling, its hard work, I wish I didn't have to do it etc I slow down, every pedal stroke becomes a slog etc. Whereas if I stay positive it flies by and I find I can go faster. So try telling yourself you like it (or find something you DO like!) and it will help.

Loathe, despise and abhor it - such a waste of time that could be spent doing things that are more productive and/or I actually enjoy. That said, it's a necessary evil, and I do enjoy the extra calories it buys me.

Try to figure out exactly what aspects of the whole miserable process you dislike most, and then try out styles of exercise that minimise these issues. For example, I will not go anywhere near a treadmill or stationary bike - the boredom is beyond intolerable - and I despise getting red-faced and sweaty in the public view, but walking 45-50 minutes outdoors at a brisk pace as a one-way commute five days/week doesn't take away much additional time from my day, I don't get noticeably red-faced, just a bit 'glowy' and I can shower if I need to as soon as I get home. It also burns a decent number of calories. I only go to the gym a couple of times a week for things I can't do as a part of normal day-to-day life - heavy weights and the rowing machine, which I use for a specific reason, which counteracts the boredom somewhat.

For exercise to be sustainable for the non sports-nuts of this world, it basically comes down to finding ways to move every day that you can tolerate, or make necessary, rather than imposing something you hate on yourself just because you 'should'. Your trainer should also be able to suggest less loathsome alternatives if you tell him/her what your feelings are.