Where are my fellow anti-running people?

theredhead77
theredhead77 Posts: 35 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I hate running. I tell my BFF the only way I'll run any sort of race is if there is a killer clown behind me and the promise of booze at the end.

I've tried so many programs / apps based on I also hated running until... recommendations with a positive attitude. Nope, I hate running and I'm just not going to ever get on board with the running trend and I'm OK with that.

I elliptical instead. I love the ellpitical.

Where are my fellow running is the worst people? How do you get your cardio in?
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  • Wrecka31
    Wrecka31 Posts: 15 Member
    I haaaaaate running and refuse to do so! In fact I just told someone yesterday that if they see me running they better run too because something disastrous must be right behind me!
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Why would anyone try to convince you to love some exercise you hate? I like running (don't love it, but like it). It's my main form of cardio. But it's not for everyone.

    I also bike. Maybe you'd prefer that?
  • veganbettie
    veganbettie Posts: 701 Member
    i used to. until one day i didn't.

    I also used to love the elliptical and now hate it. We all change.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    i use the eliptical or ride my bike.

    either way, i hate cardio in general. i hate hate hate it.
  • bcruz313
    bcruz313 Posts: 56 Member
    I don't love or even like running. I wog. I lose weight with and prefer jogging intervals. I do not go above 5 mph and will walk at 3 mph. I don't even follow c25k or anything like that. I follow my own. Right now I'm currently doing 1min jog/4 min walk. Cardio is anything that gets your heart rate up. Believe me, 1 min at 5 mph gets my HR up plenty. lol Like a previous poster said:
    omma_to_3 wrote: »
    Why would anyone try to convince you to love some exercise you hate??

    I completely agree with this. If you hate running, then no reason do it. I enjoyed the elliptical at one point. And I did the stationary bike at one point. As long as you get your heart rate up who cares how!

    LOL....btw....there is a Wine Run with a 1K tasting WALK. :smile:
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    I'm glad that most people hate running, the trails are crowded enough. Now if I could just convince a couple of million more people to quit cycling........

    Seriously OP, do what you love!
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    One of the funniest memes I read said " If my body is ever found dead on a jogging trail, just know I was murdered elsewhere and dumped there."
  • Wookinpanub
    Wookinpanub Posts: 635 Member
    I do the Arc trainer. I think it is a better workout than the elliptical. Better on my knees, calves and not as boring as a treadmill.
  • Wookinpanub
    Wookinpanub Posts: 635 Member
    I do the Arc trainer. I think it is a better workout than the elliptical. Better on my knees, calves and not as boring as a treadmill.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    Where are my fellow anti-running people?

    They are all out running.
  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    my motto is the only time you will see me running is if its from the cops.
    Seriously though i have a rod with screws in my leg and its painful. I do get my cardio from mountain bike riding. That i enjoy..
  • theredhead77
    theredhead77 Posts: 35 Member
    Wrecka31 wrote: »
    I haaaaaate running and refuse to do so! In fact I just told someone yesterday that if they see me running they better run too because something disastrous must be right behind me!

    Someone asked if I'd run if there were zombies chasing me. I said Zombies plod along. I can walk at my normal speed and out pace them. Knife wielding killer clown with the promise of booze may get me to run but even then it's iffy.
    farfromthetree wrote: »
    One of the funniest memes I read said " If my body is ever found dead on a jogging trail, just know I was murdered elsewhere and dumped there."

    That's me!
    omma_to_3 wrote: »
    Why would anyone try to convince you to love some exercise you hate??


    My BFFs heart is in the right place. She loves her 5ks and half-marathons and I told her I'd try.

    And I even turned down a Wine run. I'd totally do the 1K tasting walk though!
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    I'm anti-running, but pro-jogging.
  • JoJoTheModern
    JoJoTheModern Posts: 20 Member
    I do interval running on the treadmill, but not for long at a time, and that's all the running I do. Out in the real world a nice walking pace of 3 mph seems to work just fine. (I want to get to 4 mph.)
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  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    I do lots of running from running.
  • rachellosesitall85
    rachellosesitall85 Posts: 497 Member
    I don't like it much either...yet but I'm sure after the weight comes off I'm going to love it :expressionless:
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I used to hate running. Still sort of do. Until I discovered intervals. Much like C25k but without the goal of running for long periods of time. I simply run for a minute, walk for 2 minutes. Repeat 5 or 6 times. It's a great workout.
  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    farfromthetree wrote: »
    One of the funniest memes I read said " If my body is ever found dead on a jogging trail, just know I was murdered elsewhere and dumped there."

    Hahaha!! This is totally me!
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    I HATE running. :D
  • WandaMM1
    WandaMM1 Posts: 132 Member
    I am not a runner either. Even when I was well conditioned in running (running 3-5 miles 2 or 3 times a week), I never got to the point where I liked it. Each time I woke in the morning and remembered it was a 'running day' I'd no longer look forward to my workout! I've accepted that I never will and as another poster said, why do something you don't like?! Instead I: swim, elliptical, walk, or do step aerobics (I know, so totally 80's but it's a GREAT workout for me) for my cardio days. Me, I love my strength training!!!!
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    If i could just be like this... everyday.... i would....

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    but alas, i gotsta be active.
  • WandaMM1
    WandaMM1 Posts: 132 Member
    Oddly, I just realized my profile pic is of my finisher shirt for the Nashville run I did in April. That's pretty funny. Yup, still didn't like the running part.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    I hate running. I hate running outdoors and I hate running on a treadmill. I also hate jogging. I hate the elliptical, arc trainer, stairmaster, stationary bike, and any other cardio machine in existence. I don't like dancing, skipping, or jump roping. Walking is fine, but I don't do it for a calorie burn - it's more for relaxing and because you should walk your dogs every single day unless you have a crap load of land for them. If you're out and about and see me running, you better run too, because there's something mighty scary chasing after me and you should get out of its path.

    In other words, I find cardio to be synonymous with torture. I lift, and do about 10 minutes of HIIT, no machines required, five days a week after each training session. That's it, and I have no plans to increase that. I lost most of my weight with one hour of cardio per week and four hours of lifting. Good stuff.

    Team No-Cardio!

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  • boogiewookie
    boogiewookie Posts: 206 Member
    I haaaate running/jogging. hiking is fun and I get some cardio when I warm up on the elliptical but I get my cardio every other day when I do high reps of low/body weight with very short rest periods :-)
  • AsISmile
    AsISmile Posts: 1,004 Member
    I am kinda want to give it a try to overcome the thing I hate.

    But yeah, I hate running. I have weak ankles and asthma that is at its worst while runing. Even though I regularly do cardio at a high intensity, I get asthma attacks the moment I start running.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited June 2015
    theredhead77 wrote: »
    I hate running. I tell my BFF the only way I'll run any sort of race is if there is a killer clown behind me and the promise of booze at the end.

    I've tried so many programs / apps based on I also hated running until... recommendations with a positive attitude. Nope, I hate running and I'm just not going to ever get on board with the running trend and I'm OK with that.

    I elliptical instead. I love the ellpitical.

    Where are my fellow running is the worst people? How do you get your cardio in?

    I didn't know there was a running trend...I know tons of people into fitness who don't run...in fact, as an avid cyclist, most of my fitness friends are also avid cyclist...who very rarely if ever run.

    I view things like crossfit and bootcamps and what not as trends...running has been around a loooonnnnngggg time and has been a popular form of fitness within the fitness community at large for a long time...likely because it's relatively cheap and highly portable.

    I myself very rarely run...occasionally with my wife...but I'd take my bike over a run any day.
  • pasandoval
    pasandoval Posts: 37 Member
    Play soccer. Running but with a ball and excitement.
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    Elliptical, bike, walking and an occasional low impact DVD are my cardio. May not be as many calories, but at least I can breathe and not trip over my own feet!
  • JeraldTX
    JeraldTX Posts: 42 Member
    I would like running if it wasn't for the, you know,... running part.

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