HATE TO EXERCISE

I hate exercise too. However, walking has always been a great option for me It's simple and whether you use a treadmill in front of a TV or head out into nature, you will always be entertained.

I know this sounds impossible, but you may grow to love it. I absolutely hated exercise and avoided it all all costs.

One day I got an aerobics/dance dvd set (I do enjoy dancing) and just made myself do it. I had no stamina at first, and was puffing and panting. I could not even finish the 20 minute segment. But after just a couple of weeks I could do the whole session, and I felt GOOD after. Now I actually look forward to it!

The key is finding something you like, but it's all going to be hard at first. Even when you don't see any weight loss, though, you will see improved stamina and that is a great feeling.

It's all just a matter of getting started. The first steps are the hardest but it's totally worth it!

exercise needn't be a chore at the gym either - go for a walk after dinner, dance around your living room or... rush around all day long after a pair of toddlers (you could borrow mine!)

the good thing about exercising is that you get to eat more food!! I eat my exercise calories, and it keeps me full, otherwise on the days when I don't get to exercise, I'm starving!

I hate excercise to... but I have found that I can walk on the treadmill for about a half an hour at a 4mph pace and still get the results I want. All while watching my favorite movies or tv shows. I try to never let myself sit in front of the tv. If I want to watch something I walk... I can not say that I love it but its better than some things I have tried!

Have you ever thought about joining a martial art like Tai Chi or Tai Kwon Do? I know from personal experience that Tai Chi is both relaxing and a good workout. You use muscles that one normaly doesn't in a way that is not stressful and the overall result is more strength and better posture. The better posture leads to a reduction in back, knee and foot pain.
Another benifit is that the classes are not usually filled with people who look like they walked out of sports adds so it is a bit more comfortable if your not in greatest shape.

Good luck
Brenda

I hate to exercise too, but after a cardiac catheterization last week and a week in the horrible hospital, it's exercise or DIE. That's a powerful motivator, let me tell you.


I have started out using wii fit, walking and an elliptical to get myself moving. The only way I allow myself to watch TV now is if I am moving while doing it.

You CAN do this. Consider the alternatives to NOT moving...

I hate exercise too. Tried Wii fit and it just was not good enough. I bought the Wii active 2 and have been doing it since I do 4 workouts a week (only 1 time was I able to do 100%) It has a 3 week beginners, Which I just finished. It is different each day so not boring, You get a heart rate monitor with it and it shows on screen your heart rate through exercise and at ends gives you calories burned. The thing with this that is good for me is the variety daily.

treadmill while watching the biggest loser or heavy or x-weighted is always a good motivator for me, and enjoyable.

20 minute workout in the morning with jillian michaels 30 day shred dvd because at least it's short - if i get it done in the morning then i am done with exercising for the whole day. there's nothing worse than getting off work and realizing you STILL have to exercise!

sex - always good cardio if you can gt your heart rate up and keep it there for 20 minutes - lol

also, just got Luscious Bellydance Workout dvd and am pumped to try it! I may get some moves to work on the dance floor out of this workout!

and finally, good luck. it's tough. but, i think you know too, it's worth it. since jan 10 i've lost 11 pounds with my 20 minutes in the morning and a little more activity in the evening (walks to the park with the kids, take them to the pool, etc), along with my Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. the thing holdin me back was always the not cooking dinner.

Progress can happen but try a bunch of stuff- I tried p90x and spin classes and jogging. . .. ya gotta experiment.

we can do this!!!!!

I despise it! I think I hate it so much because it's just SO hard for me. After a minute I am exhausted! We have an Elliptical and of course I hate it. It's so boring to me, even while watching TV or listening to music. 30 minutes on that thing can seem like forever. I also have the Wii Fit, it was fun for a while, but going boring. I got the Zumba Wii game, but it's way to advanced for me. I find myself just staring at the TV trying to figure out what they are doing. The Just Dance Wii games are a blast, but again, make me so exhausted that I give up quickly.

My two fav forms of exercise so far has been Curves and walking at the park with my Mom. Curves is for woman only (which I liked), I never felt out of place (whereas at a regular gym I felt too fat to be there), and the people motivate you! However, I couldn't keep the cost in my budget for very long. Walking with my Mom is fun and goes by so fast because we talk so much!! Right now walking with her is put on hold because winter and it's gets dark around 5:30 (I don't get home from work until 6). Soon, the time will change and we will start doing that again for sure!

I am impressed with the replies written here! You all have great suggestions. I think I will just quote my father (when giving me a list of chores and I would whine) "I didn't ask you to like it, I've asked you to do it."


Give yourself permission to hate exercise and then go and do what needs to get done. You might grow to like or you might not, either way you exercise. Prioritize exercise. If not for you, for the children in your life.

I love to exercise. I hate counting calories. But I have to keep up with the calorie counting or I will not reach my goal.

I vote with the people who say that they hated exercise until they forced themselves to do it. Count me in that club.

The exercise that will work is the one that you will actually stick with. I tried a number of things -- in-home exercise equipment of various types, taking a weightlifting class, joining the YMCA, walking. What finally worked for me was the Wii Fit. I *heart* my Wii Fit. If you're totally out of shape, well, you can start with the very most basic stuff. Heck, it has an exercise that is just BREATHING, and another that is SITTING STILL. But as you progress, or get bored, it has many other options, including step aerobics and running. And I can do it all in my own living room, whenever I have time -- no changing clothes if I don't want to, no travel time spent going to the gym and no childcare hassles, and it is also my scale and my calorie-counter. I've stuck with my Wii Fit for two full years, doing almost daily workouts. I love it.

You may not love it. But you have to find the thing you DO love, the thing you WILL do. Just keep trying until you find that thing.

I am impressed with the replies written here! You all have great suggestions. I think I will just quote my father (when giving me a list of chores and I would whine) "I didn't ask you to like it, I've asked you to do it."


Give yourself permission to hate exercise and then go and do what needs to get done. You might grow to like or you might not, either way you exercise. Prioritize exercise. If not for you, for the children in your life.

I love to exercise. I hate counting calories. But I have to keep up with the calorie counting or I will not reach my goal.

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I have never liked exercising. I try to mix it up. I do some wii biggest loser challenge every day. Also, I dance with my daughters using the wii just dance. I normally do it for at least 30 minutes at a time. The key for me is "surprise" exercise. In the wii just dance and biggest loser, I have it set to where it just pops up whatever exercise or dance it has suggested. It is a surprise every time to me. I have also started working with a DVD Biggest Loser workout. I really just like to mix it up and keep it exciting!