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Why do you work out

jebes11
jebes11 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Today I had a friend ask me why I work out everyday and after thinking for a few moments I told him it helps with my confidence, if I think I look better I feel better about myself. So my question is why do you work out, what's your motivation

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  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I like feeling fit, achieving personal goals, and being able to eat more.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Health
  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    I like the "high" it gives me and I like the sound sleep I get at night.
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    It is transforming my body

  • NutritionDivaRD
    NutritionDivaRD Posts: 467 Member
    It helps lower my blood pressure, improves my mood on bad days, I sleep better at night, and I fit in smaller clothes. :wink:
  • Samenamenewlook
    Samenamenewlook Posts: 296 Member
    To be a better me ...
  • BoxerBrawler
    BoxerBrawler Posts: 2,032 Member
    To be fit and transorm my body. Because I am competative and enjoy pushing myself to achieve new goals. To be able to eat what I want, when I want and not feel guilty. To have the kind of body that people stare at :smile: , because of the high I get, because of the sense of community in some of my classes an at my MMA club, for the confidence in knowing I can achieve anything physically challenging.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    because i like to eat
  • QueenKristine77
    QueenKristine77 Posts: 67 Member
    I like to feel Strong!
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    because I like to eat. and because it helps me get healthier. it improves my ablity to enjoy hikes and that sorta thing.
    because I want to be toned and not skinny fat when I get to my goal weight
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited June 2015
    Because being fit is awesome and regular exercise is also required for optimal health. I don't exercise necessarily everyday, but I do exercise regularly...to be 5-6 days per week usually.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    It helps to get to my goals. Also I get the confidence thing you feel. That is a added bonus of working out I think every exerciser will feel or start to feel.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    cus im making all kind of gainz
  • PandoraGreen721
    PandoraGreen721 Posts: 450 Member
    Because I actually enjoy it.
  • blueriotgirl
    blueriotgirl Posts: 151 Member
    To relieve stress and to get fit and toned and let out whatever pent up aggresion i store inside.
  • krdews
    krdews Posts: 124 Member
    Addicted to the "high"... that anxious feeling on a day I'm running 8 miles, the calm once I hit that 1 mile mark and nothing but the rhythm of my breath and shoes hitting the pavement and that strong, confident feeling at the end.
  • AsISmile
    AsISmile Posts: 1,004 Member
    Because it helps me reduce stress, makes my body stronger and is good for my memory.
    But mainly because I really enjoy it and really miss it if I don't go.
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 597 Member
    1. My first reason is that it feels good. I've been fat, thin, and fit. Fit feels the best.
    2. I also like to test my body to see what it can do. Can I run this half-marathon faster than the last one? Can I lift a little more weight today?
    3. And the side effect is that at almost fifty, I'm in the best shape of my life body shape-wise, and health-wise.
  • sabrinacrandall
    sabrinacrandall Posts: 74 Member
    To stay healthy and active. So my bones and muscles and joints continue to function properly into old age.
  • cindyangotti
    cindyangotti Posts: 294 Member
    So I can eat more!!! that really is what motivates me. LoL Looking better and feeling better are a close second.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Because mediocrity sucks.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    Because it feels great to be active.

    For health reasons (heart-health, lower blood pressure, helps to get a good solid night's sleep etc.)

    To keep a fit, strong body.




  • tephanies1234
    tephanies1234 Posts: 299 Member
    - puts me in a better mood
    - relieves stress
    - feels good to move after sitting all day at work
    - general health
    - aesthetics
    - achieve personal fitness goals (strength, endurance, etc)
    - hobby/interest
    - possibly get to eat a little more than I would if I didn't
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
    I love challenges, and I love competing against myself. Every time something that seemed insurmountable gets easier, I get a rush of confidence.

    Then I find something else to work on. I work out because there's always some way you can improve.
  • ThatMouse
    ThatMouse Posts: 229 Member
    I have more reasons to go to the gym than not.
    1. My hobbies are all physical - martial arts, drumming, running. Hitting the gym helps me keep in shape to make sure I can spar well, have the endurance to play the biggest-*kitten* drum for an hour in a performance, and keep me in running shape so I can join my friends in our summer race-sprees.
    2. It improves my mood. I turn into a goddamn dragon if I don't hit the weights. It's a natural way for me to greet my day with a big smile and a persistent positive outlook despite how much wrong there is at work.
    3. Squat butt. That is all.
    4. The feeling of pushing yourself bit by bit, daily, to the peak of what you can do - and then persisting past that - is addictive and immensely powerful. I used to be a quitter, but not anymore. I am a stronger person because of the lifting and determination and discipline that regular gym-going has helped me develop.
    5. The regular New Zealander at my gym gives me supreme hell if I skip more than one day a week. Do not incur her wrath - lift regularly and run, in preparation to avoid her rage.
    6. Zombies, Run! is too fun and well-written a story not to follow regular running schedules.
    7. My boyfriend deserves a girl with a smokin'-hot bod and the self-respect to try to outdo him in all her lifts.

    And who am I kidding? I'm a vain woman - lifting helps me look hot and I want to be the woman in the low-cut-back red dress who makes the men drool and the women hate. The musculature of regular lifting is hot, the confidence it instills feels better than any well-tailored dress and the pride I feel in my accomplishments is addictive.
  • lizzocat
    lizzocat Posts: 356 Member
    Aside from using it as a tool for my weight loss goals (and obviously fitness goals)- I feel so much better about myself when I finish a work out- healthier, less anxious, etc. and it motivates me to continue working out / eating healthy etc.
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  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    So I don't die young.
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