Going To The Gym - I Just Don't Feel Like It
arabianhorselover
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For various reasons, I just don't feel like doing my weight training. I know I have to, especially since I have managed to gain a few pounds back over the last few months. It is just so hard to get myself to do it. I just don't enjoy it, plus I have to do it after work when all I want to do is go home.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Does anyone else have this problem?
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Yes, especially since it is hot and there aren't usually ACs here. So I'm hot at night, hot when I wake up and hot at work.. It has been miserable!
I suggest finding something that you do like, take a class, change up your routine, make a game of it, find a buddy.. If you are paying all that money for a gym membership you should use it.
Go to the gym and then you will feel better and proud of yourself0 -
It is hot here, too, and I hate it. My house is old with not much for insulation. 85 in my bedroom last night and not supposed to be cooler till Monday. Not helping, but at least I have AC at work which I didn't have for many years.
I always do go. I do not give myself the option not to. I just wish it wasn't such a struggle in my mind.0 -
I hate going to the gym pretty much 100% of the time I go to the gym. I never get excited about it and on my best days, I'm only mildly annoyed by working out rather than totally hateful. But it's kind of like going to work. You have to do it or you will face undesirable consequences. I've given up on hoping the gym will become enjoyable, and just go because it's part of my routine.
I know that sounds kind of depressing but it makes it doable, I find.0 -
I was getting bored with the gym so I bought a bike and I'm loving it!!!!!
I know come winter and really bad weather I'll be back at the gym but for now, I'm really enjoying riding for miles along the waterfront on my bike:-)
Of course, I still lift weights every other day.0 -
It is good to have options. I gym, run/bike and walk 6 days a week. If I skip a gym day, will walk longer (as gym is low burning calories, could be replaced by walking). I think what is important is to "do it". Whether it is gym or cardio, as long as you "move it" it is all good. You better break the routine, have options and do different stuff than pushing too much and quit out of exasperation.0
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Try going to an exercise class as an alternative ie. Spinning, Zumba, crossfit etc. The trainer will push you probably more than a gym workout would and you can meet new people and get healthy support and advice
it works for me!! Xx 0 -
Everyone feels like that, everyone. The difference between the winners and the loses is that the winners show up regardless of how motivated they are. We don't stop. Ever.0
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Maybe change up what you're doing at the gym? Up until a few weeks ago I was going to the gym 5-6 days a week. Sometimes it was a struggle getting there, and sometimes I didn't really want to be there, but I always went/stayed and felt great the rest of the day. Anytime I skipped a day I felt lousy all day long.
I think it all comes down to whether you want to change more than you dislike going to the gym. My favorite saying....
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."0 -
I have a partner which helps a lot. We switch off between sets (add weight for him, take it off for me) and chat about things that are going on. I find that on the rare days he can't make it that I'll often choose to skip it myself so I know that if it were just me I wouldn't be nearly as dedicated about it.0
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I hate going to the gym pretty much 100% of the time I go to the gym. I never get excited about it and on my best days, I'm only mildly annoyed by working out rather than totally hateful. But it's kind of like going to work. You have to do it or you will face undesirable consequences. I've given up on hoping the gym will become enjoyable, and just go because it's part of my routine.
I know that sounds kind of depressing but it makes it doable, I find.
I'm sorry for you that you feel that way. It's not fun! I've made it part of my routine a long time ago. I guess I'm just SO tired of my routine after all these years.
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It is good to have options. I gym, run/bike and walk 6 days a week. If I skip a gym day, will walk longer (as gym is low burning calories, could be replaced by walking). I think what is important is to "do it". Whether it is gym or cardio, as long as you "move it" it is all good. You better break the routine, have options and do different stuff than pushing too much and quit out of exasperation.
I should start biking. I do like that - as long as there's no hills!
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mcmorrow33 wrote: »Try going to an exercise class as an alternative ie. Spinning, Zumba, crossfit etc. The trainer will push you probably more than a gym workout would and you can meet new people and get healthy support and advice it works for me!! Xx
I did do Zumba for a while, but I have arthritis in my back and shoulder. so it's not the best thing.
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mikestobbs1 wrote: »Everyone feels like that, everyone. The difference between the winners and the loses is that the winners show up regardless of how motivated they are. We don't stop. Ever.
I've never thought of myself as one of the winners, but maybe I am. I have not been skipping the gym, even though I don't feel like going.
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Upstate_Dunadan wrote: »Maybe change up what you're doing at the gym? Up until a few weeks ago I was going to the gym 5-6 days a week. Sometimes it was a struggle getting there, and sometimes I didn't really want to be there, but I always went/stayed and felt great the rest of the day. Anytime I skipped a day I felt lousy all day long.
I think it all comes down to whether you want to change more than you dislike going to the gym. My favorite saying....
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I like that saying. You are right. It does come down to that.
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I have a partner which helps a lot. We switch off between sets (add weight for him, take it off for me) and chat about things that are going on. I find that on the rare days he can't make it that I'll often choose to skip it myself so I know that if it were just me I wouldn't be nearly as dedicated about it.
Well, going to gym is something my husband would never do, but that doesn't give me an excuse not to go.
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Thank you all for admitting you hate going to the gym. I work with a personal trainer on a set schedule because otherwise, I would definitely blow it off. What motivates me is being young and single...and that no longer applies.0
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Yes. It is always nice to know you're not the only one!0
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If you're not keen to go, then you're probably not enjoying your workout when you DO go, and therefore not pushing yourself as hard as you should?
Maybe try a different exercise. Review your goals, what do you actually want, and do you REALLY want it, or are you just comfortable in saying you do?
Then try something else that will help you get to where you want to be if gym is really not doing it for you.0 -
I made a few friends in a class and now when I don't show up I get a text asking if I am ok, it keeps me accountable and I do the same for them. We hate to disappoint each other and miss out on a good chat. Still struggling on motivation for weight training because I couldn't do the strength class they do, it is above my current level.0
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Everybody has days when they just cant be bothered and the easier option is far more appealing. That's fine, it's human nature to want to do things that are instantly more gratifying and comfortable. However, if in general you really are hating the gym and not enjoying lifting then maybe consider another means of exercise that will give you the results and you don't consider it a massive chore. You ultimately need to enjoy it on some level in order to make it sustainable.0
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It's important to have diferent activities you enjoy at the gym. Before there was this idiiotic crossfit, there was cross-training, which has multiple benefits, one of which is avoiding burnout.
If you don't enjoy something, you're not going to keep it up. Even if you like doing something, it's like eating pizza every day. It gets old after a while. Switch it up. If you really like lifting, you'll go back eventually. There are many ways of getting/keeping fit.0 -
I like going to the gym most of the time, but I do have days where I would like to do anything but.
I go after work and get changed at work, then my gym is on my walk home which means it's easy for me to go in rather than blow it off. Then I usually bargain with myself eg 'Okay I need to go, but I'll just do my Chest press then go home' and by the time I get there and do the chest press I feel like doing the rest of my routine.
Although I did have a day last week where I wasn't feeling it at all, and after a few planks and 10 mins bike I just went home!
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It's actually going there that I don't like. Once I AM there, I'm glad I came. It's just taking the time to actually get on the train/bus/etc. and travel there, especially if you're on a tight commuting schedule like I am. You don't feel that there's enough hours in the day already, so taking the time to get there feels like a 'waste', like you could be doing something else.
I lucked out, though - in 3 weeks I'm starting a new job and they have a gym right downstairs in the same building, so I can exercise now on my lunch hour as well as before or after work. Very convenient!0 -
My suggestion is to tell your trainer that you are struggling to go sometimes and that you would like to change things up. I say that because I had a similar response when I bought a package of sessions with a personal trainer. I wanted tough, and he delivered, but after a while it was wearing. I started dreading the sessions. I injured my shoulder when we moved from machines to free weights (not his fault, I had not told him having had a should injury in the past), and I was practically giddy. I postponed the rest of the sessions but even when it had healed I could not get myself to go back. In retrospect I should have spoken up and told him about the dread I was experiencing. He may well have been able to change things up for me.0
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I hate going to the gym. I always thought I hated exercising, but I think I just have really bad social anxiety associated with the gym. Idk why. My solution was a tad expensive, but it worked for me. I invested in the equipment I like to use and made a home gym. I have my treadmill, free weights/power rack, heavy bag, and ballet barre. I spent a little extra money to decorate the room and make it a place I want to be. I've been consistently coming home to spend an hour or so in there (I could never get more than 30 minutes at the gym). I look forward to it now.0
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If you're not keen to go, then you're probably not enjoying your workout when you DO go, and therefore not pushing yourself as hard as you should?
Maybe try a different exercise. Review your goals, what do you actually want, and do you REALLY want it, or are you just comfortable in saying you do?
Then try something else that will help you get to where you want to be if gym is really not doing it for you.
Well, it is true that I don't push myself as hard as some people do. I'm there because they say women should do weight training for their bones, and because I'm hoping to fill in some areas where fat used to be. Also, I don't like the idea of getting weaker and weaker as I age.0 -
slideaway1 wrote: »Everybody has days when they just cant be bothered and the easier option is far more appealing. That's fine, it's human nature to want to do things that are instantly more gratifying and comfortable. However, if in general you really are hating the gym and not enjoying lifting then maybe consider another means of exercise that will give you the results and you don't consider it a massive chore. You ultimately need to enjoy it on some level in order to make it sustainable.
Well, I've managed to do it for over two years now even though I don't enjoy it. However, the idea of doing this for a lifetime is not very exciting! I really don't know what else I could do, though.
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mikestobbs1 wrote: »Everyone feels like that, everyone. The difference between the winners and the loses is that the winners show up regardless of how motivated they are. We don't stop. Ever.
pretty much this.
perhaps a training program and more focused driven training. lifting just to lift- is a bit.. tedious and boring.0 -
arabianhorselover wrote: »If you're not keen to go, then you're probably not enjoying your workout when you DO go, and therefore not pushing yourself as hard as you should?
Maybe try a different exercise. Review your goals, what do you actually want, and do you REALLY want it, or are you just comfortable in saying you do?
Then try something else that will help you get to where you want to be if gym is really not doing it for you.
Well, it is true that I don't push myself as hard as some people do. I'm there because they say women should do weight training for their bones, and because I'm hoping to fill in some areas where fat used to be. Also, I don't like the idea of getting weaker and weaker as I age.
It's great that you know the reasons you're going there, you just need to link that with your long-term goals of happiness and strength. Everything has a pay-off, you go to work to earn money to live, for example.
Dieting usually isn't fun, but it's often a requirement for weight loss. Same with weight training and strength gain.
As others have said, if it's your only way forward to get what you want, you'll have to find ways to enjoy it - classes, a gym buddy, some music/podcasts/audio books if you like.0 -
It's actually going there that I don't like. Once I AM there, I'm glad I came. It's just taking the time to actually get on the train/bus/etc. and travel there, especially if you're on a tight commuting schedule like I am. You don't feel that there's enough hours in the day already, so taking the time to get there feels like a 'waste', like you could be doing something else.
I lucked out, though - in 3 weeks I'm starting a new job and they have a gym right downstairs in the same building, so I can exercise now on my lunch hour as well as before or after work. Very convenient!
I'm always glad I did it when I get done, of course. I just wish I felt more motivated to do it.
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