Running is boring and pointless
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SabAteNine wrote: »@Mattyay is boring and pointless.
Hahahahaha; thanks for the laugh!
OP, you make a huge assumption—that most are running, and (you imply) doing nothing else, to lose weight.
People run for so many reasons, and not one of them is “pointless.” Any exercise regime employed to lose weight, without significant attention to diet, will fail. But, even without losing weight, a runner/jogger is healthier than the person doing nothing.
Furthermore, increasing activity by jogging maybe someone’s first venture into honing control of their weight and improving their health. They may not have much knowledge when they begin, but jogging might be their wedge into learning more. They’ll find out how important diet is for weight loss. Maybe they’ll quit running and take up strength training. That does not make their initial steps pointless at all; it makes them the first steps in a journey.
Maybe lighten up and let others find their way.
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NorthCascades wrote: »Isn't the point of running so you can eat carbs?
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SabAteNine wrote: »@Mattyay is boring and pointless.
Hahahahaha; thanks for the laugh!
OP, you make a huge assumption—that most are running, and (you imply) doing nothing else, to lose weight.
People run for so many reasons, and not one of them is “pointless.” Any exercise regime employed to lose weight, without significant attention to diet, will fail. But, even without losing weight, a runner/jogger is healthier than the person doing nothing.
Furthermore, increasing activity by jogging maybe someone’s first venture into honing control of their weight and improving their health. They may not have much knowledge when they begin, but jogging might be their wedge into learning more. They’ll find out how important diet is for weight loss. Maybe they’ll quit running and take up strength training. That does not make their initial steps pointless at all; it makes them the first steps in a journey.
Maybe lighten up and let others find their way.
At the age of 46, I'm actually starting running after spending almost 2 years walking and about fifteen months strength training. I figured if I'd put that much time into building a leaner body, it was time to see what I could do with it. Plus, I realized that I was already walking at least 10K most days and maybe I could learn to run half of it. And the comicon I attend every Labor Day Weekend is sponsoring a 5K to raise money for Sick Kids (aka The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children), so I decided to give it a shot. Tonight? I covered 4K in three 9-minute intervals.
Not pointless. Not boring. Actually... kind of fun and exhilarating. And I can feel it all coming together as the same muscles that I put through squats and lunges and dead-bugs and planks suddenly find that they can do things they couldn't do when I was in my 20s! I'm loving it!
...Even when I'm on the last minute of the last running interval and feel like I really need my water now.
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Motorsheen wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »Isn't the point of running so you can eat carbs?
No ?
Really? I'm always doing it wrong, like that Ralph Waldo Emerson quote about slamdancing to the beat of a different mix tape.4 -
NorthCascades wrote: »I know this is a troll thread, but I'll confess I always basically thought running was boring and hard and pointless, and then I did it on a trail and felt like I was a child again. Free, fast, joyful, moving fluidly over obstacles, it was great! You should go out on a lonesome trail and see if you enjoy it, I didn't think I would.
Edit to add: I wasn't fast in the pace on my Garmin sense, but the trees were moving by real quick and giving me the feeling of being fast.
This is the point of running. There is joy to be found. The joy you felt in those woods.
Does it always feel great during? No. Will I ever top my age group or have amazing times? No. However, I routinely set out to accomplish something that I spent many years thinking I couldn't do. And it feels *kitten* amazing. I feel *kitten* amazing. That's the point of running. IMHO. Health/carb benefits? That's just gravy.6 -
I hate running. But I like food! And I burn so many more calories running than I do during my dancing workouts or riding a bike. I do bootcamp videos for 20 to 30 minutes - but I actually hate those more than running - I just do them because they make my muscles pretty. Right now I'm a million pounds overweight (had a rough pregnancy, baby was born and died the same day, then by the time I felt emotionally into reigning in my eating and to start exercising again, I got pregnant again and it was also a rough pregnancy - but now that baby is 2 years old - no more excuses!). The very first time I wanted to loose weight a few years before my 3rd pregnancy (the rough one that had me on bed rest), I lost 50 pounds doing only a 20 minute bootcamp video each day and then running for an hour. So I don't know why you assume us "fat" people "wrongly" believe running will lead to wait loss. I've already lost 5 pouds again since i restarted.5
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TavistockToad wrote: »
Wait, you mean you don't rage eat gels?!
I make love to that bad boy, around 7 miles into my run... then spend the rest of the time licking my fingers And trying to de-gu myself!
I must confess there has been the odd time when I've considered eating one as a sweet treat when there's nothing else in the house! I bet it's great on ice cream! :laugh:1 -
Motorsheen wrote: »so..... how do you feel about swimming ??
Mesmerising...1 -
running boring .... but lifting weights isnt ?
you pick a weight up ... put it down again ... pick it up again ... put it down again ... pick it up again ... put it down again ..... yeah, ok unless you have the mental capacity of a 2 year old I would hardly say lifting is up there with the most exciting of activities.
I had to add kettlebells to my lifting just to give my brain something to do ... which was mainly concentrating on not letting the bell remove a knee.
running outside is infinately more fun than a treadmill .... again it gives your brain something to do, like workout how to adjust your stride length before you reach the dog turd in the pavement16 -
scorpio516 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I don't know if I can stomach enough food to eat back an hour of running in one minute!
That's 14 sleeves of GU chews! Or my latest favourite: 8 stroopwafels.
The closest I could get is to try and drink 2L of soda. I might be able to do that in 60 seconds.
An hour of easy running for me is something like 7 miles or 800 calories give or take. What is that, like 4 or 5 donuts or a 7 on the stroopwafel scale?
Oh yeah, I can easily eat that back in 60 seconds. And I would love every. single. second.2 -
mmmmm.....someone said stroopwafel. I better go run.3
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Before ill health, bad knees and a serious fall, I ran outside everyday; I'd wave to people on my way, see the chipmunks, squirrels, and birds, check out new routes, see new things, and definetly get a runner's "high". I never got the same feeling on a treadmill, so I stopped trying. Don't do anything "pointless" for exercise. or you will hate it! Now after, two new knees, I am using an elliptical that I can use seated. I get in about 20 miles a day, get my heart rate up, and get a good sweat going. I use it when I'm talking on the phone, or watching the news or a TV program. If I wasn't doing something besides just striding away, I'm sure it, too, would feel pointless. I notice that my hamstrings and quads are getting stronger, and my back pain is reduced. The elliptical was a suggestion from my pain management doctor. As for my choice of diet, I eat no red meat, and very little other meats, some fish, and use protein powder in my smoothies, as when I don't get enough protein, I find I am too hungry all the time. Good luck to all of us to find what works for us, and to keep doing it! The results are worth it!2
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Some of these are GF. They're on my Not Allowed In The House list because I have no control around them. They're wonderful for long rides or hikes!
eta: I'm talking about the packaged ones that are sold in the sports nutrition area.0 -
Y’all are just mean. I could have happily lived out my life without knowing what a stroopwafel was - but no - now I know. I want one. Where do you find them? How do you make them? So many questions. Google/Amazon/Pinterest here I come.
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garystrickland357 wrote: »Y’all are just mean. I could have happily lived out my life without knowing what a stroopwafel was - but no - now I know. I want one. Where do you find them? How do you make them? So many questions. Google/Amazon/Pinterest here I come.
They're good enough from the store you don't need to bother making them yourself (at least to start). Readily available on Amazon though random grocery stores do carry them sometimes. Check the specialty cookie section.
Key is to heat the waffle up over your coffee cup so the caramel inside gets soft and runny. That's the classic way of eating them (though they're still delicious right out of the wrapper).2 -
garystrickland357 wrote: »Y’all are just mean. I could have happily lived out my life without knowing what a stroopwafel was - but no - now I know. I want one. Where do you find them? How do you make them? So many questions. Google/Amazon/Pinterest here I come.
They're good enough from the store you don't need to bother making them yourself (at least to start). Readily available on Amazon though random grocery stores do carry them sometimes. Check the specialty cookie section.
Key is to heat the waffle up over your coffee cup so the caramel inside gets soft and runny. That's the classic way of eating them (though they're still delicious right out of the wrapper).
I was in Germany and The Netherlands a week ago and had them once during the trip... served warm with vanilla ice cream. Might have been the best part of the trip!0 -
It's really simple. People get fat because they eat too many carbs and then try to fix their weight problem by running for hours on treadmills. No one's angry, Capiche?
people get fat because they eat too many calories - the source of the calories is irrelevant - too many is too many.
you're assuming a lot about the people you see on treadmills. you don't know them, you don't know their life - stop thinking that you do
why would we be angry? i lost 143 pounds by eating fewer overall calories (i ate, and continue to eat, a lot of carbs) and running/walking on a treadmill.
you don't like it, don't do it. but don't *kitten* all over the people who do5 -
garystrickland357 wrote: »Y’all are just mean. I could have happily lived out my life without knowing what a stroopwafel was - but no - now I know. I want one. Where do you find them? How do you make them? So many questions. Google/Amazon/Pinterest here I come.
They're good enough from the store you don't need to bother making them yourself (at least to start). Readily available on Amazon though random grocery stores do carry them sometimes. Check the specialty cookie section.
Key is to heat the waffle up over your coffee cup so the caramel inside gets soft and runny. That's the classic way of eating them (though they're still delicious right out of the wrapper).
Just what I needed - an enabler...
(You know I’m joking)1 -
honey stinger makes some. sometimes they are breakfast, sometimes they are running fuel, and sometimes they are dessert. and they are indeed excellent with ice cream0
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Why does the OP's style and argument seem exactly the same as the keto guy in the debate section. Someone really preaches the keto.6
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garystrickland357 wrote: »garystrickland357 wrote: »Y’all are just mean. I could have happily lived out my life without knowing what a stroopwafel was - but no - now I know. I want one. Where do you find them? How do you make them? So many questions. Google/Amazon/Pinterest here I come.
They're good enough from the store you don't need to bother making them yourself (at least to start). Readily available on Amazon though random grocery stores do carry them sometimes. Check the specialty cookie section.
Key is to heat the waffle up over your coffee cup so the caramel inside gets soft and runny. That's the classic way of eating them (though they're still delicious right out of the wrapper).
Just what I needed - an enabler...
(You know I’m joking)
When it comes to sweets, I enable like my name is Dr. Feelgood.
At 135 calories per, stroopwafels are a great dessert choice. Sweet enough to satisfy but low enough calorie to be very manageable within targets.1 -
I agree that running is boring, that's why I have to do it on a treadmill while I'm Netflixing. It's definitely not pointless. If I can eat an extra 400 calories because of a run, it's worth it.1
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midlomel1971 wrote: »I agree that running is boring, that's why I have to do it on a treadmill while I'm Netflixing. It's definitely not pointless. If I can eat an extra 400 calories because of a run, it's worth it.
When I do walk/jog on the treadmill with a good show on netflix I have to force myself to stop and hop off. Without netflix 20 minutes on the treadmill feels like an eternity.1 -
For me, running is a form of release after a hard day to clear my head. It not only helps me, but it helps my dogs too after they have been trapped inside while I am at work they have a lot of energy to burn off.
I have the advantage of living right across the street from my work, so I go home at lunch time and I run with my dogs. It's only around 20 minutes, but at least it's something. It also gives me only a short time to eat which was helpful because in the past I was going home for lunch and sitting on the couch watching TV and eating around 1500 calories just for lunch. No wonder I was gaining weight *face palm*
Most days I will take the dogs for another run after work if I don't have errands to run or if it's not storming out.0 -
and if you don't take the dogs out, eventually their energy will build up and they will remodel your house
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To address the topic (instead of stroopwafels) I think the OP is entitled to his opinion, but he certainly doesn’t speak for me. Now - I refer to a treadmill as a dreadmill - I despise them. I run outside. Down the street. Through the park. On country roads. Wherever. I enjoy it. It is a good mental break from work. It makes me feel good. It allows me to eat more (not why I do it - just a perk). It is anything but boring and pointless.4
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