I hate to exercise!

I feel the same... Help us.

Don't think of exercise as a pill you have to swallow. Think of it as fun! Do you like to dance? Throw on some music and shake that booty! Do you enjoy more social things? Think about maybe trying a Zumba class. If you like to have 30 minutes to just be alone and think, then a walk around your neighborhood or zoning out on a treadmill is for you. Grab a basketball and some friends and head to the park to shoot hoops. Any activity is a good one as long as you get out there and do it!

Hey actually I have found two things that I enjoy. I picked up a tai chi for beginners video, it is not high energy, but does seem to be a good workout. Another is the Just Dance 2 game for WII. I just started that but I love it. I also have Wii fit and I like it as well. The problem is that I get bored easily with workouts so I have to change my workouts on a regular basis to keep my exercising. Good luck I hope this helps.

Do you like to dance? Try a Zumba class or maybe Just Dance or Just Dance 2 on the Wii. They are all so much fun and they get your heart rate up.

Other than that I can't help much. I love to push myself at the gym, so I'm becoming an exercise addict.

I just completed one week of going to the gym 6 times. (one day of rest) and it is not something that I enjoyed per say, but I knew that if I wanted to be successful then this is something that I have to do. While I am there I think of clothes that I want to buy, healthy meals to make, and things that I can do that I can't do over weight.

Try out different things to see what works for you. Gym, DVd's, walking outside (weather permitting), classes...just keep trying.

I started out with 30 day shred but found it too hard ( it seemed to go on forever). I found Leslie Sansone on youtube (talked about by lots of MFP-ers but not known here in England) and I love it. I've started using weights to add to the workout. I also have Just Dance 1&2 and Wii Fit. I go for walks on a Sunday with my Mum and Sister-in-law and I walk whenever I can!

I used to swim, it burned around 900 cals for 30 mins but I've not been for months and can't afford to renew my membership this year.

Have a look on youtube, see if there's a workout that tickles your fancy.

Leslie Sansone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVjwkaLGDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8b4P57jNsQ&feature=fvw

You have to endure some adverts but I just do a bit of walking to get started!

Oooooh1 And I hope to start Zumba (and also get the Wii game!).

Take a small step by walking in your neighborhood or on a treadmill. If I have created a new playlist on my MP3 player with my favorite songs it is more motivating to me. I try to walk to the beat of a song and it keeps me more focused. (I'm one to start out at a good pace but end up walking very slow before it's all over-before I even realize it.) The upbeat music keeps my mood up.

HI< It is so Hard, , I felt like you , so loved Junk Food, and no exercise , hated to go outside, anything Physical.. I am 29 and 5'9 and over 300+ pounds, I really had to start taking baby steps in order to get my body going, I have replaced my Junk food with Fruit, find things you love that are Healthy. Me and my sis started to walk around our park area , every morning for a mile, it's good to go with a partner, that can motivate you , and tell you to "focus" and Look what for that Prize at the end, knowing you Can DO ANYTHING if you put your mind to it, I just started 5 days ago, and to tell you I feel so much better knwing that I am striving to put my body in gear. I have a slipped disc , and it will slip anytime , I have the aches and pains but I am just focusing, We will put on music around the house and just dance , as long as your body is moving. Have Faith and Focus and you can Do it! Anyone can do anything if you put your mind to it and focus.. Focus focus focus!!!! I hope it helped you, Praying for you! ANd everyone else that is feeling the same thing. GOOD LUCK ! You CAN DO IT!!!!!

The original Tae-Bo 25 minute workout is great! It's easy to learn, short workout you can do at home without equipment or space requirements. It's only 25 minutes which will fly by quick once you learn the moves. I love it because there's no complicated dancy steps to learn (I'm very uncoordinated). TaeBo and treadmill power walks helped me lose the last 20 lbs. Any kickboxing DVD is good and empowering.

I don't mind the exercising part I hate to SWEAT never have liked it. If I didn't sweat like a pig i'd be fine. But I guess the only way to get to the not sweating as much is exercising and getting into shape .I sweat faster because of the many excessive pounds I have Looking forward to not sweating as much

I was the same way so I had to find things that were fun. I started taking Zumba classes about a year ago and this is the longest I've ever stuck to a work-out. It was fun and having other people in the class around you keeps you motivated to keep going the full 60 minutes. I lost about 15 pounds just doing that 2-3 times a week and eating healthier. I also enjoy video games like Wii fit, EA Active, and the dance ones like Just Dance and Zumba of course I also got a stationary bike for Christmas and I ride it while watching tv or a movie. Walking is always a great activity to start with as well. You just have to try different things out and find something you like then it won't feel so much like exercise. Good Luck!

My sentiments exactly! Not proud of it though. I have using my treadmill for 30min daily.
What I am enjoying about this is; as long as I use the handlebars I can walk with m y eyes closed and I like that. (a lot)

Until October 2010 I said (for many years ... like 20 or so!) that I don't do exercise.

Though I "did" transportation: I always cycled, to work or to the grocery store, and liked hiking. Then I joined a gym and have been regularly working out -- cardio and weight training, plus some effort to get running, since then.

The main change was in my head. The *idea* of exercise purely for exercise's sake is still not comfortable to me, but I realised that I need to take care of the needs of my body. And the human body evolved under circumstances that would include daily exertion, often to exhaustion, and didn't include the highly refined, palatable industrially produced foods and even extremely advanced whole foods we have now. So I need to make up for that, and if it takes "artificial" exercise just to keep or return to a body that is healthy and performs in line with what I would like to ask from it, well, so be it.