i hate excercise
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Lol I can totally relate. I always walk away from my car so that I have to walk back.
I hate exercise too.
you may or may not ever love it but at least there's hope based on other posts.
I keep exercising because I like what it's doing to my body.
I hate shaving my legs but I like how they look when I'm done so I do it.
I hate cleaning house and going to work too. Sometimes you have to look at it like that. If the outcome of doing something I hate is good sometimes it makes be hate it a little less or at least tolerate it.0 -
1.) you will never be good at things you don't do.
2.) you will never be good at things you do so infreuqently that you never see progress.
Success builds motivation.
It's good you set a low bar to acheive a goal- having an acheivable goal is great- it's often times people deciede to change and then they say "I'm going to start running 5 days a week" and have done nothing since they were 5 years old. It's sure fire way to failure.
Set up small achievable goals- that facilitate long term habits and success.
So an hour a week- is less than 10 minutes a day if you are talking the full 7 day week. even if you only go monday- friday it's 12 minutes- you get your hour in- and you get it in a way that doesn't overwhelm you
So make it a point to walk around the block 3 times a week. After that maybe walk around the block twice 3 times a week.
Secondly- if you are feeling overwhelmed with what you did- it's too much. BUT- don't get complacent. at some point - when you get past hating it and being overwhelmed with the baby steps- your body has adjusted- it's time to push a little more. Growth comes when you are uncomfortable. I'ts not supposed to be easy- if it was easy everyone would do it. Great success comes with great sacrifice.
So in your shoes- start small- but don't get lazy with it and just KEEP doing the bare minimum- at your level- I would strive for every 4-6 weeks to be going a little longer or a little further or a little faster.
Thirdly: imagine how much more fun your life would be if going for a walk in the park wasn't a chore? Going to the amusement park ment more time riding rides than sitting around tired?
Going on hikes to see beautiful sunrises.
Going rock climbing- or horse back riding.
You are missing a lot of amazing things because of your none fitness level.
Fourthly- if you "hate" exercise- you're doing it wrong- there are a million things to do that are "exercise" that are not found in a gym and do not include running. If you don't like doing the standard things- don't do them- find something else you like- take up fencing- or rowing- or cycling or something. But don't let your mild discomfort and mental block of 'hating exercise' keep you from learning a new thing or trying a new hobby.0 -
I used to dislike exercise too. The thing about walking, especially alone on a treadmill, is incredibly boring. If that's really all you can do at your current fitness level, I'd suggest listening to music or watching TV while you do it. Anything to keep your mind off of it. I used to do this and it helped a bit.
What changed my mind about exercise is two things:
1.) Finding something I actually enjoy
2.) Making it a habit
When I was doing my all-cardio thing (ugh...), I found that I didn't hate doing the workout videos on FitnessBlender.com. It's like being in an exercise class, but without a bunch of other people standing around you. Kelli and Daniel are like your own personal trainers. They've got hundreds of free videos on their site, from low-impact cardio workouts to strength routines to Yoga and Pilates.
I still wasn't a huge fan of cardio even though I was doing it 5 days per week. Then I discovered lifting and I absolutely love it. I lift heavy three days per week and do cardio twice per week (still using FitnessBlender). At this point, I don't even consider walking a workout. I forced myself to exercise in the beginning, and it eventually became part of my day. If I skip a workout now, I feel guilty. I haven't skipped a workout in months because of that.
At first you just have to make yourself do it. Keep searching and trying new things and eventually you'll find something you enjoy - or at least something you don't absolutely hate.
Like the others said, you don't need to exercise to lose weight. It is good for your cardivascular health, though, and allows you to eat more calories. It'll also help you look better once the weight starts coming off. Skinny fat = no bueno.0 -
You don't need to exercise to lose weight. It can help create a deficit but it's not necessary.
If you get that weak from walking it could be because you aren't eating enough. I know when I was eating 1,200 calories I could never get the energy to do any exercise even though I didn't mind doing it. If you are starving yourself or eating very little then you won't want to do any exercise even if you find something you like.
I agree with others, find something you enjoy. I like to walk, it's peaceful and helps me think. When I worked in an office I needed to get out of the office and the ability to walk in the fresh air and clear my head kept me sane. I didn't power walk or push myself too much but I walked at a nice pace and its something I like. However, I had a hard time finding a higher intensity exercise that I enjoyed. I tried a lot of different exercises until I found something that I liked (heavy lifting). Trust me, it took 10 months of trying different exercises for a month- 3 months before moving on to something else. I tried various workout DvDs, yoga, Pilates, elliptical, group cardio classes, body weight strength training, weight lifting machines, running, etc. but it wasn't until I started heavy lifting with compound movements that I started to like exercise. Now I get cranky if I go too long without exercising and when I get stressed the first thing I think of is "I should go lift" instead of "where is that pint of Ben & Jerry's".0 -
Losing weight is only about caloric deficit - if you eat at a reasonable deficit and not work out, you'll still lose weight. And therefore if you hate exercise you do not need to do it .
If you like walking rather than exercise than you can also be fit by doing walking on a daily basis.But I personally suggest you to do exercise atleast for 10 minutes a day if you feel bored by doing it 30 minutes.0 -
I still wasn't a huge fan of cardio even though I was doing it 5 days per week. Then I discovered lifting and I absolutely love it. I lift heavy three days per week and do cardio twice per week (still using FitnessBlender). At this point, I don't even consider walking a workout. I forced myself to exercise in the beginning, and it eventually became part of my day. If I skip a workout now, I feel guilty. I haven't skipped a workout in months because of that.
When you say you lift heavy...what are you using?
I looked up their site yesterday & found that it's very do-able...especially when you either can't afford a gym/get to a gym or don't want others staring at you!0 -
I got a handle on eating cleaner pretty easily. But it took me MONTHS to make exercise a habit because I HATED the way it made me feel---exhausted and gross. I'd fallen in love with hiking (I live in Seattle where there are thousands of mountain trails) but I wasn't able to go enough to make it a daily work out and I would get sooooo worn out and miserable by the end. Then I found the Adaptive Motion Trainer at my apartment gym and fell in love (!) but couldn't get over the "counting down the minutes" thing. I started watching TV shows on my phone so I wouldn't concentrate on the minutes. Eventually I started getting through 20 mins. And going 3 times a week. For about a month. And then I stopped. A month later I started again, but at 30 mins, still watching a tv show. And I got through a whole season of Boardwalk Empire! And then I stopped going. A couple months later I started again, 4 times a week at 30 mins....for another month and a half. And then I got a gym membership that was 24 hrs. And one day I realized how a calorie deficit works, got a FitBit and added 15 mins to work out and an additional 2 days. I'm at 45 mins of cardio, 5-6 days a week. I CRAVE IT and now I rarely have to watch TV unless I'm not as motivated on a particular day. Usually I just turn on some music and rock out. The Adaptive Motion trainer allows me to create my own workout, with different resistances and stride size and direction. I just get inventive. But it took A LONG TIME. I've just added lifting 2-3 times a week. We get a good 3-5 miles hike in on my non-gym days and I give myself one eat-whatever-I-want day.
The biggest mental hurdle was just remembering that its ONE DAY. I'm just getting through this one moment, this one hour, this one day. You can do this too. One moment. One hour. One day. Nothing else matters.0 -
Thanks everyone.
I pushed myself to walk 3 miles every day this week. I really do not like it. The entire day i dread the next session. I normally hate hte boring walks, and the thoughts drive me nuts with the qiet time. I kept myself motivated during the excercise by constantly thinking about my weight loss situation. "How many days will it take me to lose a pound. how much would i lose at the end of every month, at the end of this summer." etc.
Normally i find walks to be quite boring and exhausting. I think* i might be getting somewhat use to it, because the 3 miles today didnt take me an hour this time, but 45 minutes.0 -
Thanks everyone.
I pushed myself to walk 3 miles every day this week. I really do not like it. The entire day i dread the next session. I normally hate hte boring walks, and the thoughts drive me nuts with the qiet time. I kept myself motivated during the excercise by constantly thinking about my weight loss situation. "How many days will it take me to lose a pound. how much would i lose at the end of every month, at the end of this summer." etc.
Normally i find walks to be quite boring and exhausting. I think* i might be getting somewhat use to it, because the 3 miles today didnt take me an hour this time, but 45 minutes.
well done. listening to music if you are alone will help too.0 -
Thanks everyone.
I pushed myself to walk 3 miles every day this week. I really do not like it. The entire day i dread the next session. I normally hate hte boring walks, and the thoughts drive me nuts with the qiet time. I kept myself motivated during the excercise by constantly thinking about my weight loss situation. "How many days will it take me to lose a pound. how much would i lose at the end of every month, at the end of this summer." etc.
Normally i find walks to be quite boring and exhausting. I think* i might be getting somewhat use to it, because the 3 miles today didnt take me an hour this time, but 45 minutes.
That's awesome! You are making way better progress than when I started. Walking 1 mile would take me a little over 1 hr to complete since I needed to take numerous resting breaks. Keep it up! It'll get better over time, trust me.
Oh and just a couple of things I learned over time that helps. Shoes and moisuture-wicking socks. I found it really helps having good shoes for support and comfort and the socks helped in avoiding blisters on my feet.0 -
How about an audiobook? Your pace isn't shabby at all.
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I find it a lot easier to do things when "Why?" has a really clear answer. Do you know why you think you should exercise? What makes you do it? I recently found a photo of a woman doing yoga and she looks quite like me at what I imagine would be a possible goal shape (she's in my profile pics) and now I take a look at it each time I'm heading out for C25K. I've tied the "blood, sweat and tears" to something tangible, to how I want my life to be once I'm done with this. If I didn't have any kind of plan, I think it would be a lot harder to stay motivated.0 -
Thanks everyone.
I pushed myself to walk 3 miles every day this week. I really do not like it. The entire day i dread the next session. I normally hate hte boring walks, and the thoughts drive me nuts with the qiet time. I kept myself motivated during the excercise by constantly thinking about my weight loss situation. "How many days will it take me to lose a pound. how much would i lose at the end of every month, at the end of this summer." etc.
Normally i find walks to be quite boring and exhausting. I think* i might be getting somewhat use to it, because the 3 miles today didnt take me an hour this time, but 45 minutes.
stop focusing on the negative and find something that's positive about it. Plain and simple- You're telling yourself you're going to hate it- and find it boring- then you WILL find it boring and exhausting.
Don't spend the day/week fretting it- go about your life - and when it's XX time of day- go for the walk and just do it. You're putting to much thought in to literally just going for a walk.
I'm a workout junky and even I like going for relaxing walk in a park sometimes- people watching- smelling the flowers and trees- watching the water- ducks birds whatever.0 -
I agree with JoRocka. I can't see how you can have fun if you keep telling yourself constantly not to have fun. Maybe you can turn it around and start from telling yourself you're d*mn lucky to have legs that are working? I'm not kidding, not after having read so many stories in Runner's World on people, who were in Boston. It put things in the proper perspective and made me more humble, too.0
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As first I was like, I can't imagine hating exercising, but I've given it some thought- may I would.
But I love "playing." I love participating. To do that I need to be in shape. So it's not exercising to lose weight or whatever, it's doing what my body was designed to do.
It just feels right to sweat!
Maybe join something and play. Softball, basketball, kickball or whatever. Give your sweat purpose beyond vanity.
For many of us, we don't much care about the looks, inches or scale. We want to be able to perform. The look just comes along with it.
good luck to you0 -
I still wasn't a huge fan of cardio even though I was doing it 5 days per week. Then I discovered lifting and I absolutely love it. I lift heavy three days per week and do cardio twice per week (still using FitnessBlender). At this point, I don't even consider walking a workout. I forced myself to exercise in the beginning, and it eventually became part of my day. If I skip a workout now, I feel guilty. I haven't skipped a workout in months because of that.
When you say you lift heavy...what are you using?
I looked up their site yesterday & found that it's very do-able...especially when you either can't afford a gym/get to a gym or don't want others staring at you!
I don't use FitnessBlender for lifting, if that's what you're asking. I'm doing 5x5, so I use a barbell and weights that I purchased for my house. Not really sure what you're asking, though. "Heavy" is relative. What's heavy for me may not be heavy for you. 5 lb dumbbells aren't heavy for anyone, though. I lift much more than that.0 -
There are so many different forms of exercise. Find something that you enjoy and do it -- dance, play, whatever. I Use to say I didn't like exercise, only because it was easier to just go home. I now stop at the gym on my way home from work and have incorporated it into my day -- I love it! I have so much more energy, and overall I just feel good! When I can't get to the gym, I miss it! So I didn't feel like a fish out of water and uncomfortable when I started, I used a personal trainer. Well worth it! Good luck to you!0
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You can maintain your weight without exercise, so you don't technically have to exercise, but it's probably good to keep trying to find something you like.
Maybe you would you like swimming? Biking? Hiking? Maybe even running?
For me, I prefer walking with some running thrown in. How I have been motivating myself is I listen to books while I walk. I am on a series and I will only allow myself to listen to the book when I'm exercising. I walked/ran over 3 miles this morning and I'm sore from yesterday's exercise, but I still wanted to go walk on my lunch break because I was at a REALLY good part in the book. When I'm on the treadmill, I have a TV series that I'm watching on Netflix and I only watch it while I'm on the treadmill. Each episode is about 42-44 minutes, so a decent amount of workout time.
Also, don't think you have to do huge chunks of exercise at one time. Take a 15 minute walk in the morning and one in the evening. If you think about it, that means you only have to go out for 7 1/2 minutes one way and 7 1/2 minutes back.0 -
I still wasn't a huge fan of cardio even though I was doing it 5 days per week. Then I discovered lifting and I absolutely love it. I lift heavy three days per week and do cardio twice per week (still using FitnessBlender). At this point, I don't even consider walking a workout. I forced myself to exercise in the beginning, and it eventually became part of my day. If I skip a workout now, I feel guilty. I haven't skipped a workout in months because of that.
When you say you lift heavy...what are you using?
I looked up their site yesterday & found that it's very do-able...especially when you either can't afford a gym/get to a gym or don't want others staring at you!
I don't use FitnessBlender for lifting, if that's what you're asking. I'm doing 5x5, so I use a barbell and weights that I purchased for my house. Not really sure what you're asking, though. "Heavy" is relative. What's heavy for me may not be heavy for you. 5 lb dumbbells aren't heavy for anyone, though. I lift much more than that.
YES!
But to add on and give some more insite
heavy is relative to THE PERSON.
Because heavy is a rep range
General guide line
0 reps = too heavy
1-5 = heavy lifting- strength building- minimum cardio gains
5-10- heavy lifting - strength gains, hypertrophy/size (if the diet supports it) gains and maybe some cardiovascular gains if you are really pushing it
10-15- not heavy- training muscle endurance- significant potential for cardio gains here.
15+ = too light.0 -
Could you take different routes? Listen to music or an audiobook or podcasts? I get bored walking by myself sometimes too, even though walking outside is my favorite exercise. But mixing it up with different routes helps. Sometimes I'll take a turn down a road just to see what's there.
I also find setting goals can help keep me moving. A few years ago, I signed up for a 10k walk/run (I was walking) and spent several months training to increase my distance and speed so I could do the 6+ miles at a decent pace. See if there are any events in your area.0 -
Thanks everyone.
I pushed myself to walk 3 miles every day this week. I really do not like it. The entire day i dread the next session. I normally hate hte boring walks, and the thoughts drive me nuts with the qiet time. I kept myself motivated during the excercise by constantly thinking about my weight loss situation. "How many days will it take me to lose a pound. how much would i lose at the end of every month, at the end of this summer." etc.
Normally i find walks to be quite boring and exhausting. I think* i might be getting somewhat use to it, because the 3 miles today didnt take me an hour this time, but 45 minutes.
Proud of you! And seriously, 3 miles in 45 minutes? That's actually really good. I am like you, I HATE walking. (But I love hiking.) Are there any mountains near where you live? One thing I do have, which actually makes walking a little more fun for me, is I always take my heart rate monitor with me. I have a dog, and I have to walk him twice a day so when I do I wear my watch and use it to be sure I'm keeping my heart rate over a certain number. It ends up totally distracting me and it actually encourages me to push a little harder sometimes. Good luck with your journey!0 -
I looked at your profile. You're married with 3 children. Do you love those kids? Wanna be around to see them grow up and have kids of their own? Then get out there and walk. One foot in front of the other. Set small goals and don't look too far ahead. It's more important to stay consistent rather than worry about increasing miles.0
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I agree with this whole post, said something along the same lines earlier myself. Re:different route, if I want to mix things up when running, I might take the same route but run it in reverse. It's like a whole new experience.Could you take different routes? Listen to music or an audiobook or podcasts? I get bored walking by myself sometimes too, even though walking outside is my favorite exercise. But mixing it up with different routes helps. Sometimes I'll take a turn down a road just to see what's there.
I also find setting goals can help keep me moving. A few years ago, I signed up for a 10k walk/run (I was walking) and spent several months training to increase my distance and speed so I could do the 6+ miles at a decent pace. See if there are any events in your area.
I'm also a sucker for statistics it turns out. The app Runtastic Pro lets me track a multitude of different types of exercises and I see the total distance since April increase constantly; it's close to 80K already and I haven't logged religiously.0
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