Hate Exercise

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  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    Also you can fit little bits of exercise here and there. Sometimes the idea of 'a workout' can seem daunting, but I walk a mile each way to work and a mile and a half in my lunch break. Some of my colleagues go running or cycling at lunchtime. It doesn't always have to be about carving out a solid hour every day.
  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
    Sounds trite, I know, but I think you just haven't found what you love yet. Experiment with lots of different exercises in different settings. For me, it's trail running and hiking. I love being outdoors; My mind goes quiet. A friend of mine loves to run on the treadmill at the gym-- I hate it. There are so many choices; weight lifting (Yay! Love it!), yoga, Zumba, group or solitary, quiet or loud. Find what you love and *you will* make time for it. In fact, you'll crave it.
  • KonaKat
    KonaKat Posts: 3,411 Member
    I'm 75 years old but two years ago I was discharged from a cardiac unit with the instructions of one hour of exercise a day that meets the CDC requirement of being active. I hate exercise but I do like goals. Since the CDC measures the active minutes as requiring 10 minutes of elevated heart rate in a session, I decided to do walking, etc. in home for convenience. The nearest gym is an hour away. Walking doesn't require an expenditure. This is a record of what I did ending August 5, 2017.

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    I need to lose weight but the heart is of primary concern because so many in my family have died of heart attacks. I can tell you that I did not enjoy it starting out but those ten to fifteen minutes can be accomplished, and you will feel better for reaching the goal....and that leads you to doing more later in the day. I'm very heart healthy right now.
  • blackcars7411
    blackcars7411 Posts: 41 Member
    I work 12 he shifts 3 days a week 7a-7p. I get up at 430 and do at least 30 mn of exercise before work. Maybe find something u like doing or walk for at least 30 min when u get home from work
  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
    I have a sign on my bathroom door, I see it as soon as I get up. "What do you hate more, 30lbs of fat or 30 minutes of exercise?". I hate the fat more. It's my daily reminder to get off my butt and go work out.
  • amandaslims
    amandaslims Posts: 4 Member
    I work 8-5 and have a hour commute to work and 1 1/2 hours commute from work due to traffic. I get up at 2:45a and go to the gym till 4:40a. All I have done for the past 11 weeks is walk at a fast pace on the treadmill and eat under 1600 calories. I make sure to get 12,000 steps in a day. In the past 12 weeks I have lost 25lbs. Now I have started to go to the gym after work for 30 mins to start lifting weights. It was hard to get in this routine. Losing weight is not just a physical journey, but a mental and emotional journey too. A co-worker once said to me "by working out in the morning before work, you have less excuses not to go to the gym." He was right, I was just like you, tired from work and when I got home I had no motivation to do anything but eat and sleep. You will find what works for you. Took me a month to really adjust to this routine. Stubborn Determination. Good luck.
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