I hate exercise!

I started jumping rope because there is so much variety in it, and yoga, and biking. Biking for me is the ultimate outdoor activity because the wind keeps you from sweating too bad usually. I don't hate exercise, but I do hate sweating!

It's best to do it when you're allowed to sweat, though, because if you aren't sweating then you aren't burning much.

Even lightly doing the elliptical at home will help you. Put a TV in that room, put on something you like, watch it during a favorite TV show, eventually you'll hardly notice that you're exercising while you're watching.

If you like shooting hoops, TREAT YOURSELF! This is for your health, as long as you can afford to get a hoop definitely do it. As much as distracting yourself while exercise works, having fun doing exercise will keep you doing it.

Just curious, do you talk yourself out of doing alot of things??

So get a basket ball hoop. :happy:

My friend and I both bought Zumba Fitness for the Wii (her's is for Kinect). We enjoy doin' that. If you have a game system. It simply kicks your butt. However its fun cause, we are learning some killer dance moves at the same time. You will sweat but that just comes with the exercise. Should you try this out I will give you a friendly warning: Don't do it infront of anybody until you get the hang of it. I made that mistake and my husband couldn't quit laughing. Also try the gym. You might get into group fitness.

I would recommend trying to take some small group training classes or even some yoga or pilates. If you are working with other people or a trainer it is less boring and easier to stay motivated. I have a few DVD's but I hate those - I can't workout in my house. Perhaps try running outside or on trails or bike riding on trails. I also would recommend if have not already - loading up your ipod with high intensity gym music. I find music to be highly motivating and has gotten me through countless workouts.

Exercise - especially monotonous cardio - can definitely be boring. You should try using some of the programs on the cardio machines for interval training (or do it yourself by adjusting the machine). This helps keep you focused on what your are doing and gives you mini goals to achieve throughout the workout which makes it go faster.

I would also try to view exercise as something good for yourself - use it as a stress reliever or a time where you can clear your head or think through stuff. It has definitely become a stress reliever and a bit therapeutic for me to hop on the treadmill, etc and just go for an hour - I enjoy the exercise for that reason. Don;t let yourself focus on how bored you are or that you have so much longer to go. I also feel so much better when I am done and am always proud of myself for doing it even if I didn't want to. Just stick with it and I think the enjoyment or appreciation will come.

I myself hate exercise. I know I am going to get yelled at for this but I do not think that lack of exercise leads to weight gain. I have been able to successfully lose and control my weight without exercise throughout my life. There was only one time in my life that my weight loss plan included regular exercise and actually worked well for me. The last time i tried to include a work out program as part of my weight loss regiment I think it actually hurt me more than helped.

That being said, being active is important to being healthy, but not necessarily for weight loss. What I did to make myself more active was to make myself responsible for exercising my dogs. I used to take them to the dog park and let them run but now I try to hold myself accountable to walk them. Being in Florida and not really wanting to get into an outdoor activity that will make you sweaty that might not be a great option. I have recently decided to start volunteering at the local dog shelter and start walking dogs there also. The other thing that I have found that I love to do that doesn't feel as much like exercise to me but is a great activity is bicycling. The wind in your hair helps to reduce the sweat and there is usually plenty to see while you are on the bike. We have great bike trails in my area in Ohio but I am sure they would have great places to ride where you are also.

I used to have that problem. Not anymore. I gradually built up my "tolerance" for exercise and sweat and movement by doing things I enjoy, like dancing and walking, varying my efforts with days of Wii Fit and weight routines. I have gradually (in only 2months) worked my way up to interval running and weight training 6 days a week and have l lost about 20 pounds in the process.

Start out gradually. Do the things you like. Build your strength and endurance.
But know that in order to live you must move.

I myself hate exercise. I know I am going to get yelled at for this but I do not think that lack of exercise leads to weight gain.
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Weight loss is 70% nutrition and 30% exercise so you aren’t wrong but it is exercise that will keep your heart healthy so no fitness at all will still lead to an early death even if you are at a healthy weight.

Are you married? Have sex that tends to be a great work out and it will take you places!

You sound like you need to be outdoors in order to enjoy exercise. And because sweating is an issue for you and the fact that you live in a warm climate is making it very difficult for you to find things you enjoy doing.

That said, outdoor activities might be more suited to you BEFORE or AFTER work so in the even that you do sweat it won't make you feel so uncomfortable. I know you don't have a hoop to play basket ball, but what about throwing a ball around anyway? I often see a young man in the back yard of the school behind me dribbling the ball and then tossing it (as if dunking, shooting, etc) against the high wall. Do you have a place near you, maybe a school or old building where you can do this? I know it's not the same, but at least it's good exercise.

Do you like playing at the jungle gym at the park? You know, the one where you see mom's and dad's taking their wee ones? Maybe you could do some early morning or late night play time while getting in a good sweat and a challenging workout.

Swimming can be done indoors and outdoors and eliminates the sweat factor. Perhaps this is something you can consider.

As for me, I love sweating and exercising, but only those exercises I like.

I'm not a sprinter but more of a long distance endurance runner. Unfortunately I have a chronic injury that prevents me from running anymore.

I love skipping and have several weighted and non-weighted ropes. But that darn old injury limits me to the amount of time I can skip.

My absolute favorite is weight training, but I can only do so much weight training before I have to let my muscles rest.

Walking and mountain biking are my two favorite forms of cardio. In the summers I wake up extra early (5a.m.) just so I can walk an hour before the heat sets in. When time does not permit this, I walk late at night after the heat has cooled a bit. Thankfully I married a man who is as passionate about cycling as I am. We often pack our bikes and hit the technical trails. Yet sometimes we simply enjoy ourselves along the old railway trails too. We make a day of it by packing a backpack filled with tasty treats and lots of water.

Inline skating is great fun. I have oftentimes skated to and from work. I packed a towel and an extra change of clothes in a backpack and changed once I got to work and again before returning home. Doing it this way enabled me to take the sticky sweaty stinky feeling out of my workout.

I like to swim but am not very good at it. I could, however, swim to save my life. I absolutely hate chlorinated pools and avoid them at all cost. I prefer swimming in fresh lakes but hate the feel of the weeds on my feet that grow up from the bottom. Too, I'm paranoid of being bitten by fish (has happened to me many times over the years).

Sometimes I go to the school behind me and play in the jungle gym for 20 minutes. I hand-walk the monkey bars, do straight leg lifts while hanging from them (great for the lower abs), run up and down the stairs and ladders and hoot and holler as I go down the slides. It's great fun and I feel like a kid again. I've often seen parents sneer at me, in the beginning, but once they realize how much more fun their kids have after they become involved, their sneers turn to great bouts of laughter.

This summer I intend to get my husband involved and cart me along like a wheelbarrow so I can really develop my upper body strength and core. I have some small cones and a soccer ball (even though I don't play), and will most definitely do an obstacle course of some kind. I'll throw in some squats, handstands, cartwheels (I was a gymnast for a long time), walking lunges, push ups, jumping jacks, skip rope and presto - I'll have an awesome 30 minute bootcamp strength/cardio workout!

A little imagination goes a long way. Just watch any kid and you'll know this to be true.

Yoga is a great way to get a solid strength resistance and cardio training workout. Hatha is more gentle and burns less calories, but you sweat just as much, especially if you do the breath work correctly. My favorite is Vinyasa Power Yoga - a non-stop flow series of postures that strengthens and gets the heat rate up.

Not many people think of housework or gardening or laundry or stair climbing as exercise, but I do. I live on the third floor of a tri-plex and often wear a weighted belt or vest whenever I have to go up and down the stairs to do laundry. I also wear it on occasion, when I remember, during housework. I don't have a garden but my mom does. I often do the 45 minute drive to help her dig, weed, plant and compost. It's a great way for me to share time with my aging mother and get a great workout at the same time.

I sit on a stability ball instead of a chair at my computer and get lots of core stability strengthening exercises in during the day. Not that I've ever had any serious problems with posture, but it sure has helped to improve mine.

Oftentimes it's about taking what you already do on a daily basis and transforming it into an exercise, even if it's only for 5-10 minutes at a time. The key is to try to get in between 35-60 minutes of exercise each day, though it doesn't have to be consecutively. Like I said, 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there, and it all adds up to a huge benefit by the end of the day/week/month/year.

I hate exercise too. Part of the reason I am where I am. But at the same time, now that I am starting to change who, and what I am, I have to acknowledge that it is because of exercise. I hate getting sweaty, unless theres a purpose to it. If I'm working out, or intentionally trying to sweat, I'm all for it. But otherwise, ick.

One thing I want to try is some of the games for the Kinect to see what kind of burn I can get out of that.

I hate sweating in public places but sweating when I'm working out is something i work towards! I WANT that sweat I need that burn b/c it really makes me feel like I've accomplished something! It also helps that i live in northern indiana and most of the year is either cold or rainy so I cherish the heat even more

i LOVE it now...but also used to hate exercise... my current favourites activity list includes Walking, Cycling, Rollerblading, (Swimming & Ice skating, when I get the chance!)... and now in the last month or so my newest passion Running (of all things!)i
btw, I love Free Weights, too... (it's probably from using them that I was able to get in good enough shape to run!) I picked up a pair of 3lb'ers at first ($7) then an adjustable pair w/ 14"bars/clips & weight plates up to 40 lbs each ($40 used) -- and instead of a bench I got a Stability Ball (via eBay) and I would not trade it... that Ball even by itself is probably both the _best_ and _least expensive_ fitness gear I have ever spent a penny on -- see the facebook group: "I freaking LOVE my Stability Ball"

I like weight training and it can be done at home. When you build muscle you increase your metabolism and do good things for your bones. What I like about it is, it does not take too long, there is variety, and you see results pretty quickly. Also you can challenge yourself to increase reps and weights. All you need are some dumbbells to get started. I also like using a kettlebell. I splurged a couple years ago and bought a fold up weight bench for under 100 dollars.

I used to dread using my elliptical until I got an Ipad and now sometimes I stay on it for 2 hrs. I love to read and watch Netflix, both of which I can do on the Ipad. I also recently purchased a tv to mount on the wall where the elliptical is so that I can watch my favorite shows. I admit that I need to be entertained when exercising and the Ipad has been great.

Linda