What's your favorite part of working out?

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  • ironrat79
    ironrat79 Posts: 273 Member
    all of it...it's not only about physical health for me. it's become a holistic experience
  • fedup30
    fedup30 Posts: 141 Member
    I have a hard time getting out of bed, and if I am going to get in a workout, that is my only chance! I just know that the rest of my day is going to be so much better if I do. I feel like I have more energy to get through the day, and its a little extra motivation to eat right. (I do not want to totally negate my workout by eating crappy!) Overall, I just feel better, and for me, with mild depression, that's pretty good motivation to get going!
  • boohe65p
    boohe65p Posts: 14 Member
    I found an aqua fit class at my local therapeutic pool. The water is a lovely 35.c. it's really nice getting in on a cold evening and the warmth is good for my stiff joints. the classes are often small 5-12 people so it becomes quite social. We work hard but have fun at the same time. Afterwards I feel much more supple and strangely taller. I have found my fitness is improving so much that my Husband now has trouble keeping up with me when cycling and I have recently cycled 8.7km up what to me was a huge hill to a lookout. I never would have even attempted this before my aqua fit classes.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Most days, my favorite part is when it's over. That completely spent feeling of accomplishment.

    Except for hiking. My favorite part of hiking is hiking. Being in the woods, looking down from a mountain I just climbed, find a geocache, swinging from a vine, climbing a tree to have my picture taken, startling a deer or turkey, ... all of it.
  • Angela26point2finisher
    Angela26point2finisher Posts: 105 Member
    That's easy, the trainers are my favorite. They are male, cute, very muscular, inspiring and motivating. And I feel like they give a great work out, while teaching us how to exercise safely and effectively. :flowerforyou:

    And I love the endorphins.
  • LCFulmer
    LCFulmer Posts: 183 Member
    Motivation: (1) looking down and seeing muffin top while sitting (2) looking at my workout log and challenging myself to burn more calories for that particular workout or do more push-ups or weight lifting (3) crazy as it seems I love breaking out in a good sweat (4) the rush that comes when I'm done.:happy:
  • asdelmonte
    asdelmonte Posts: 171 Member
    I love everything about it!

    What's not to love: Feeling strong while lifting, being out on the water while kayaking, escaping for a long run or a bike ride. Exercise is my escape from reality. When I am out there I don't have to worry about anything except my workout!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    What's your favorite part of working out?

    All of it....

    The key is to find and do stuff for exercise that you actually enjoy...way too many people forcing themselves to jump around like *kitten* to some DVD or some class or drone away on some machine. Do what you enjoy doing.

    I enjoy lifting weights; aside from about a 10 year hiatus (where I got fat) I've lifted since I was about 13/14 y.o...I got back into it big time when I started all of this good livin' about a year and a half ago and I realized how much I really missed moving iron around.

    I enjoy riding my bike; my work has a wellness program (that I got started) that allows people 30 minutes of exercise per day if they sign up for the program...so i use that 30 minutes plus some of my lunch hour to get out on my bike a few times per week and knock out a good 10 - 12 miles...nothing intense or crazy, just a nice steady ride to stay moving and clear my head.

    Saturday rides are the best because I head out for a couple of hours and knock out a good 25 mile loop (doing more right now because I'm training, but usually just 25 miles) that basically takes me on a tour of all of Albuquerque...it's great...sites and sounds you would never see or hear in a car.

    I also enjoy hiking in the mountains and the La Luz trail here is one of my favorites and I try to do it at least a few times per year...but we have lots of good general hiking trails as well so it's fun to break from routine from time to time and just go on a nice hike.

    I also enjoy a bit of swimming here and there and a morning of golf with the fellas is always a pleasure.

    I think part of the issue that people have is that they think they have to be doing all kinds of crazy whack **** to be getting in a good workout and spending hours and hours...and that's just not necessary.
  • mildammm
    mildammm Posts: 67 Member
    Honestly, the hour to hour-and-a-half of guilt-free mirror time. I love fashion, so I really enjoy putting an outfit together for working out (I usually go for my trusty all-black-everythang) and I like looking at it while working out. And this body is new so I get surprised every time when I actually look like I work out. I've never thought I could ever look even remotely athletic and here I am, my big shoulders and baby biceps. And I even thought that just starting out, 40 lbs ago.
  • grandmothercharlie
    grandmothercharlie Posts: 1,063 Member
    Although I'm tired at the end of the workday, I go directly to the gym (do not go home first)! I start with the stretch trainer that feels so good and I start to really relax listening to some bluesy music. Then I turn on the fast stuff and start walking the track. (I downloaded a new playlist last night and got walking so fast it was like muscle memory. I couldn't slow down, my legs just seemed to be moving on their own and ended up doing 5 mph.) Usually after 1/2 - 1 mile I stop and do 30 minutes on the stationary bike and watch a series or movie on Hulu on my phone (do not allow yourself to watch any other time so you look forward to seeing what happens next). Then back to the fast stuff and walk another 1/2 - 1 mile. I finish with some light weights just for about 10 minutes. When I am done I am totally relaxed. I have just ordered a swimsuit because as I walk, I can see the swimming pools, lazy river, and hot tub. Very enticing, but I wanted to lose some weight first. I will try to do those on the weekend when I am done in the gym. Maybe add some water aerobics and water jogging, too. I'm 63, have a pacemaker/CRT/defibrillator implanted in my chest. My job is very active and most days I have already walked 7,500 to 12,000 steps before I even go to the gym. I keep motivated because I can see the results. I go to the gym six days a week. You just have to do it!
  • trizzletrix
    trizzletrix Posts: 92 Member
    My favourite part is eating back my exercise calories ;)
  • chunkybun
    chunkybun Posts: 179 Member
    My favorite part is that I don't get the 3pm burnout anymore. My energy levels remain high from 5:30 onward until bed time.
  • allana1111
    allana1111 Posts: 390 Member
    yup.. when its over. I just picture the food I ate getting burned up through hard work and I feel a sense of accomplishment after I'm done!
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    When I am done.
  • 1brokegal44
    1brokegal44 Posts: 562 Member
    Sweating hard, the endorphin rush, and having time just to myself.
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    Watching my muscles when I lift heavy **** :happy:
  • richardositosanchez
    richardositosanchez Posts: 260 Member
    The energized feeling I get after I finish (both mental and physical). And the results.
  • trybefan
    trybefan Posts: 488 Member
    Challenging myself by setting attainable weight training personal goals. Nothing better than getting stronger by tracking what you lift and exceeding that the next week.
  • amann_84
    amann_84 Posts: 33 Member
    The feeling of accomplishment after i'm done. Also that moment when you realize that you're a little bit faster or stronger than you were the week before.
  • SillaWinchester
    SillaWinchester Posts: 363 Member
    I absolutely love that moment when you're so tired that you don't think you can go any longer but you have like one minute left so you push and push and soon enough you've finished and it feels amazing! :)
  • nuttyfamily
    nuttyfamily Posts: 3,394 Member
    I tell myself that I will regret not doing my workout but I'll never regret doing it. That gets me moving every time.

    Because once I bail, I feel guilty and do have regrets and hate that feeling.

    And sometimes, I tell myself, just go do it for 15 minutes and by ten minutes in, I know I am doing my full workout.
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I love the results but working out is hard! I sometimes remind myself that if I could get through 12 plus hours of labor, four times then I can certainly get through one hour at the gym! Whatever gets me there. :)
  • deannasueknutson
    deannasueknutson Posts: 38 Member
    What gets me off my butt is the compliments I get when I am getting results from working out.

    For example, one day at work a guy came up to me and said "I'm not sure if I can say this or not since we're at work, but you look skinnier." That guy knew that I run on a regular basis, but he had no idea that was trying to lose a few pounds. He obiviously seen a change and I must be doing something right. That day I had no plans on working out, but after work I went home and ran on the treadmill for a hour. That compliment pushed me to work out one extra time that week. And it keeps me wanting to work out each week and keep working harder and harder to keep getting results.
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
    When I'm able to do something that I couldn't do the week before!

    I don't need anything else, just the happy feeling that I'm getting better :)
  • cazattack2
    cazattack2 Posts: 37 Member
    I love seeing how my body changes. I used to feel tired and bored after 10-15 mins, now I do 40-60 min of cardio and the time flies! I love love love having the endurance to do it. That's motivating enough for me. After not going to the gym for a few days it's harder to do the work.


    Also I play/use zombies,run! Which makes my workout more fun!
  • Joebob8
    Joebob8 Posts: 69 Member
    Seltering!
  • Symonep
    Symonep Posts: 181 Member
    finishing??
  • amybg1
    amybg1 Posts: 631 Member
    Well there are a few things...

    The workout in itself, knowing you'll be that much better off when you're finished.

    How it relaxes you/de-stress

    The feeling of accomplishment you get from it, especially right after a hard session.

    There's a few more but the above are my main ones
  • MickeyBoo
    MickeyBoo Posts: 196 Member
    My favourite part has to be that mid point where you get that sudden rush of energy. I always start out pushing myself, then about 7 mins in feel like it's really hard work, and surely time is moving faster than that! But around the 10-12min mark it just goes BAM and all of a sudden the music is bouncier, I feel lighter and like everything is working how it should and I'm enjoying myself. Trick is to ride that feeling out till it just starts to wear off and then go do something else before you bottom out again.

    Next best part is when it's done and you feel sore all over and know you've made the most of your time and put in a decent effort.
  • xenoa
    xenoa Posts: 106 Member
    The realisation that my body changed and I'm much stronger now and able to do something I couldn't not too long ago. Bend lower, jump higher, stretch further, do more reps - all because of myself and my own effort. Finding strength and energy to push just a bit more and not stop. And then, stretch and cool down when the high kicks in and I feel like I'm floating above the ground.

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