I hate exercise!

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  • ChaplainHeavin
    ChaplainHeavin Posts: 426 Member
    So I have now tried everything at the gym for a week.

    The ONLY thing I like doing is walking on the treadmill. Fast, but not super fast. Usually I do 20min at level 3, 30 mins at 3.5 and the last 10 at 3.

    I feel guilty when I get the joggers beside me, like I'm not REALLY exercising and maybe I should just bring my makeup and start putting it on and be one of those people people make fun of on here.

    Is walking a viable exercise? I've tried the C25k and it hurts my knees for 3 days after.

    Walking is excellent exercise.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    Walking is great exercise, forget the treadmill and walk outside in the sunshine with different scenery and nature and stuff:flowerforyou:

    This - and yoga!
  • hales1wlker
    hales1wlker Posts: 5 Member
    Exercise is the key to good health, Walking is good, and perhaps invest in a knee brace and try running with C25k? I am using the app now, my ankles used to bother me, so I stretched more before running, and now they are strong and flexible enough to run without pain. If you still cannot run, or do more intense cardio, try paring it with low impact workouts (think Pilates, zumba) there is this amazing girl on YouTube who does awesome Pilates videos and supplies a workout calender free of charge on her website! Wishing you the best of luck on your journey
  • Froggymcconnell
    Froggymcconnell Posts: 92 Member
    I hated exercise to start with - have you tried classes at the gym rather than the gym itself?

    I tried several classes before finding the right ones for me - now I do boxercise, fitness blast, metafit, kettlercise and bum tums and thighs - I find all of those are fun and don't feel too much like exercise. sometimes its just about finding the right thing for you :smile:
  • Froggymcconnell
    Froggymcconnell Posts: 92 Member
    Walking is great exercise, forget the treadmill and walk outside in the sunshine with different scenery and nature and stuff:flowerforyou:

    agreed, though sunshine? Scotland doesn't have much of that lol
  • BrokenSomething
    BrokenSomething Posts: 11 Member
    First, if you enjoy weight machines and have knee problems, maybe your gym can help you with that. One of my flatmates got a workout set up by the gym staff that targets her weak knees and it really seems to help her.

    Second, I really hope that you find some kind of exercise that you enjoy. However, that might never be the case. I've worked out regularly for the past 4 years and I still don't like it. I most likely never will and that is okay, as I have found something I can tolerate. For me it is just a core, like taking out the trash. Do I like it? No. Could I live without it? Sort of, if I want to become a hoarder/very unhealthy. But at the end of the day I don't want to drown in garbage, and I do want to be reasonably healthy.

    Third, I would love to say nobody in the gym judges anyone but that would be a lie. There are stupid people everywhere, the gym is no exception. However, the chance that someone confronts you is rather small. Even if, a "Yeah right, I am not as fit as you but I am working on, so what's your problem?" should shut them up.

    What counts is that you do something - even if you do it like me, thinking how much you love wine and food, and that you can have more of both if you just spend 10 more minutes on the treadmill :wink:

    Good luck!
  • glennstoudt
    glennstoudt Posts: 403 Member
    When we used to have to chase after or otherwise gather our food, everything worked out. More recently, we don't have to do that and many of us are out of shape and overweight. Like or don't like exercise as you define it. But if you don't move and balance your intake and outgo, you will have more body fat that you need eventually.
  • estaticaa
    estaticaa Posts: 67 Member
    What I found these last few months is that I really hate working out in classes, I hate those cardio machines, strength machines and even the sound music they have at my gym. So what I do now is I just use the swimming pool and the treadmill (only if it's raining; otherwise, I'll just go for a long walk).

    Try different exercises and see what works for you. As long as you're moving around and you feel great doing it, you should be fine!
  • salevy
    salevy Posts: 208 Member
    My mother shoved diet and exercise down my throat when I was 14.

    One thing Weight Watcher taught me is that you need to find an exercise you like or it won't get done.

    I love to walk. It's a good exercise and what my doctor recommended I do. I thought I had to give it up since I hit a plateau and I'm not losing weight anymore.

    I got some advice from a dietician in my nutritionist's office who is also a personal trainer. She told me I can continue to walk, just do it a different way.
  • Soccermavrick
    Soccermavrick Posts: 405 Member
    Exercise comes in many forms, and weight loss has as much if not more to do with what and how you eat. Find something that you like and do it. Walking for a half hour, horseback riding, dancing, etc.. As Nike says just do it!!! You combine that with making better healthier eating choices and there you go.
  • AlliSteff
    AlliSteff Posts: 211 Member
    I hate working out on machines (ellipticals, treadmills, etc)....but I love CLASSES! Spin, kickboxing, zumba....I love them all. Maybe switch up your approach and try a class?

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