I hate exercise!

Walking is fine and there is no need to go to the gym for it either, just walk around. If you walk 30 minutes per day, it is perfect.

It takes a while, but you will get to where you miss it if you can't do it for some reason.

Walking is a perfect exercise. I would also echo the people who say to get outside and do it. Fresh air and changing scenery are much better for your psyche than staring at a TV or the wall or whatever.

I would also suggest slowly working up to an hour a day. Once you're there, I'll bet you'll find other things at the gym that interest you enough to give them another try.

Walking is fine. Will it give you a fitness model body? No. Is it good for your health? Yes. Will it make you lose weight? Only if it is in combination with a calorie deficit.

Your end product will be a result of your methods. Good luck.

I used to think I hated exercise too. It turns out that I really just hate the cardio machines. I really like Zumba and strength training, so that's what I do for exercise, along with walking on the beach in the mornings for about 30 minutes (although truthfully that is more mental than anything--I don't try to walk fast).

Anyway, my point is that you should try different types of exercise because there may be some out there that you enjoy, whether that is classes at the gym, sports, swimming, weight lifting, etc.

I feel you...I hate exercise but I want to be healthy (and my family has a history of diabetes, etc). My husband is a fitness buff and though he never rubs it in, it makes me feel guilty sometimes. The only exercises that I've ever enjoyed in truth was walking and swimming laps (bc its more mental- just zone out with your thoughts). Does your gym have a pool? you could try swimming to mix it up.

WHAT?! It gives you MAD endorphins, even if you're dying at the end of your session lol.
How could anyone hate it?

Only thing I can say that I hate is DOMS, but other than that.. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE. Love my exercise lol.

First, nobody who doesn't exercise likes exercise. You won't start to enjoy exercising until sometime after you start exercising. So keep an open mind. Down the road you may find different forms of exercise that you truly enjoy, but none of it will happen until after you give it a decent try.

From personal experience...I totally agree with this.

I have always [thought I] hated exercise, too. Turns out it was because I had not found the right thing for me until this past fall, and I will be turning 50 in less than 2 weeks. I still generally hate cardio. I don't run, bike, aerobics, etc. But I found that I LOVE kettlebells and doing interval training with kettlebells. There is certainly an element of cardio. My heart rate gets up, I sweat, and I feel blissfully exhausted after I am done. It is probably key that I have an awesome teacher and classmates. But...it took a bit of exploration and early commitment (i.e., more than one class or one week) to find this.

Also, as Jim notes above...it takes time to get into it. When I first started...it kicked my *kitten*. I could not make it through most of the sets. I got nauseated, light headed, and felt like the most out of shape failure ever. But...I kept going back, kept trying each activity, and did what I could without dieing. And you know what...after a couple months, there were a lot of things I used to hate or I simply could not do that I now view as challenges to be overcome.

When I started I could not do a 30-second plank. In March, I did a 30-day plank challenge and achieved a personal best 5-minute continuous forearm plank. When I started I could not do a single pushup, NONE, NADA, NOTHING. I can now do 40 continuous unmodified pushups. When I started I used 18 pound kettlebells, had terrible form, and could really only do swings. I now use 12 KG (26 lbs) and 14 KG (31 lbs) bells. And, I can do a full hour that starts with a 4-minute plank and 200 swings, as well as multiple reps and sets of cleans, double cleans, snatches, presses, lunges, squats, rows, deadlifts with the bells...all intermingled with pushups, burpees, ab roller, v-ups, jump rope, mountain climbers, etc.

There are still certain activities/exercises that I hate...but having found a great teacher/class that I love and having good workout partners/classmates to cheer me through the things I still hate, and group acknowledgment of the incremental progress has been key for me.

I see from your recent post that you don't have classes at your gym. Is it possible to find a workout buddy or a class in another venue? For me...the social support and accountability is a really important ingredient.

Have you tried swimming for cardio? Also walking is fine it took me 5 weeks of walking to say "Hey! I think I wanna jog!" Here in week 6 I can only run about 6 mins split into 2 min spurts. Today I'm trying for 8.

You said you like walking on the treadmill, and you liked the weight machines. That's good enough for balanced workout. It wouldn't hurt to swim, and learn some core training with the balancing balls though.

You don't "hate exercise." You hate *most of the exercises you've tried*. Big difference.

I'm not a gym person and I'm not an exercise class person. I love walking outside. I have a walking buddy at work and we brisk walk at lunchtime. It's great to get out into the fresh air and have a chat while we walk. I also walk either before or after work myself. If I need some motivation, I listen to music while I walk. I've got a playlist of fast-beat songs and also a Pandora station with fast-beat songs that get me moving in a hurry even when I'n initially not in the mood to go out.

But that's me. What you need to do is try different things -- and try them for a few weeks, not just a few days, before you decide if you do or don't like something. If you truly don't like it, then try something else.

I don't hate all forms of exercise but I do hate a lot of them. Weight training is something I hate but I've done it fairly consistently for over 30 years because I like the benefits. That's life....it ain't all fun.