Tired of Running

If you don't enjoy it, keep trying things until you find something you enjoy. Exercise that you enjoy you will stick with. Something that you view as a chore, you won't in the long run. Plenty of people stay fit without running. I love to run. I look forward to it. However, I'm not as big of a fan of things like spin classes, aerobics classes, etc. So I run, but you likely won't catch me in too many classes in a gym. Those aren't my thing at all. Try swimming, cycling, kickboxing, etc if you want another good calorie burning workout that doesn't involve running.

If you have specific goals or it's part of deal with your partner, then you might have to stick it out. But if you are only doing it for fitness and you hate it, you should really consider something else. Sooner or later, you are likely to drop it and maybe not seek a substitute. Personally, I did not like running much, but as I get better at it, I think I could find myself adding it to my routine. Good luck.

I'm a runner and love running (but I also bike, swim, row etc etc) but I also recognize that not everyone loves running.

Find something you enjoy. Fitness may be the goal but the journey is supposed to be fun too.

Don't beat yourself up first off. What do you LIKE to do that also burns calories? I just go for 5-8 mile walks pretty much everyday. I don't just stroll, I mean I am walking at like a 4.1 mph pace, but also enjoy looking around and enjoying the fresh air. Walking is a GREAT exercise, especially if done consistently. Maybe just shoot for the 10,000 minimum daily steps like I do. It really is working wonders for me. I was a mile runner in high school, then joined the army at 17, so I ran a lot back then.... WHAT was I thinking? LOL Yeah, I recently tried jogging again, HATED it... Walking is working GREAT for me. Keep up the great work, and just try to do something you enjoy, that way it is not so much all just work, but more fun.

It really depends on what your goals are.

You could mix it up by adding circuit training into the mix a few times a week, or some form of high intensity training.

I hate running, so I don't run. I lift weights and watch what I eat. Sometimes I go for hikes and I climb the steep parts as fast as I can. Great for the lungs.

So I have been running since April 2014 approx 3 times a week and I am at the point now where I am just sick and tired of doing it.

So I'd assume from this that you've used some form of progressive plan over the last four months to get you to a 30 minute session?

I am sick of going out and running for 30 mins (this is what I have built myself up for) so don't know whether now to just stop and focus on my exercise dvds and my hill running?

Essentially if you're not enjoying it then you don't need to do it. Nobody is saying that it's compulsory. However I'd ask the question of what made you start running in the first place? Have you achieved what you set out to do, and you're left without an objective, or is it something else?

I'm struggling slightly to reconcile not wantint to do 30 minute sessions, but to concentrate on hill running. It's not all that clear what you mean.

Personally I tend to run for significantly longer than 30 minutes each session, and my sessions vary significantly in their content. I do find myself a bit bored when I just go out on the road and run, and in 30 minutes I'm not getting anywhere interesting.before I have to turn round. That said, my road sessions tend to be faster, and it's a bit easier to do an interval session on the road than on the trail.

I really enjoy trail running, getting out there for a couple of hours and clearning my head. But my trail runs benefit a lot from my road runs, which improve my capacity and help my ability to sustain a good pace.

If running isn't currently giving you what you want, then think about what it needs to give you what you want. If that's not going to happen then find something else.