What are the top 3 things you love about working out besides weight loss/muscle gain?

sdavis484
sdavis484 Posts: 160 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Mine are:
1. It makes me impressed with my body seeing how strong and able it is.
2. It greatly improves my mood/anxiety (just ask my family lol).
3. I am a huge extrovert/stay at home mom and it makes me happy just being around other people.
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  • TriathleteDeb
    TriathleteDeb Posts: 15 Member
    1. More positive outlook
    2. Increased energy
    3. Gaining a fitness community
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    Home work out- it’s the way I start my day and makes me feel mentally and physically balanced and stronger.

    At gym- like the people and workout community and do things I’d never push myself to do at home in my strength and endurance class.

    I’m 65.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,282 Member
    1. Feeling strong.
    2. Being able to do something physically challenging just because I want to- sign up for a 10K, go for a great hike that someone else found, etc.
    3. And my biggest favorite thing.... <drumroll, please> AN AWESOME NIGHT'S SLEEP!!!
  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,646 Member
    1. It’s my time, the only thing I do totally for me
    2. Makes me relax
    3. I have a great crowd of gym buddies who are there if I need support
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    1. The joy of movement.
    2. The diversion, since I don't drink or have many other serious hobbies.
    3. Being outside, since I work inside, at home.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    1. Mental focus/training
    2. Feeling badass
    3. Gym fam
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    1. It's fun and gives me stress relief
    2. The good tunes
    3. Trying out new exercises and experimenting
  • vivo1972
    vivo1972 Posts: 129 Member
    edited February 2020
    1) Being alone exploring new trails and feeling at one with the elements
    2) Riding with friends occasionally and stopping halfway for coffee, chat and cake
    3) It's very zen and great for mental health and clarity
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,415 Member
    1. Being able to do really impressive playground stuff for being "someone's MOM."
    2. Being able to do what I love without help. (I make really big tents. People who have just met me sometimes try to help me put up my tent. The people who know me hold them back and whisper, "Just watch. It's magic." Tent canvas weighs about a pound a yard. Some of my tents involved about 70 yards of canvas, all of which I had to fold repeatedly and shove through a sewing machine. :D )
    3. Knowing my body well enough to speed up PT and help guide my therapist when bits of me inevitably try to break.
  • sweetbe44
    sweetbe44 Posts: 195 Member
    How good and energized I feel after.
    Reaching a personal best.
    Stress relief
  • OdiroEasy
    OdiroEasy Posts: 25 Member
    1) Peace and quiet and in the zone.
    2) Sore muscles that feel so good when you massage it.
    3) Feeling strong.
  • hlr1987
    hlr1987 Posts: 151 Member
    1. Being outside and on my own. I struggle if I don't get some time without people around frequently, so it works to de-stress that way, as well as the feel good factor.
    2. Setting a goal and knowing that for the most part it is within my power to achieve it with a well formed plan.
  • HamptonsGuy
    HamptonsGuy Posts: 72 Member
    Feel Better, Sense of Accomplishment, Clears my mind for the day. (I wo in the morning). Looking for more wo buds. feel free to add.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    1. Getting out of the house
    2. Having a hot fit body with awesome glutes.
    3. Helping with my mental illness.
  • katarina005
    katarina005 Posts: 259 Member
    sdavis484 wrote: »
    Mine are:
    1. It makes me impressed with my body seeing how strong and able it is.
    2. It greatly improves my mood/anxiety (just ask my family lol).
    3. I am a huge extrovert/stay at home mom and it makes me happy just being around other people.

    I like the psychological benefit of feeling accomplished. It's a stress reliever to me, get the music going, feel powerful after I attack the stair machine. And beat myself at a level I set for myself, is rewarding.
    It's fun, aerobics and activities like dancing.
    And I feel less guilty about eating that brownie when I get home!
  • spraytanninghelens
    spraytanninghelens Posts: 92 Member
    My escape, time just for me when all I need to think about is my training.
    Keeps me fit & healthy
    Anxiety relief and great de stressor
  • SnifterPug
    SnifterPug Posts: 746 Member
    Improved confidence
    Makes me feel good
    Striving for (and finally achieving) a tough goal
  • gwinhart17
    gwinhart17 Posts: 34 Member
    It gives me so much ENERGY throughout the day!

    It suppresses my appetite

    I feel proud of myself, more confident, strong, and I accomplished something positive

    I sleep better at night

    It greatly improves any anxiety and depression symptoms, and my mood

    It encourages me to make better choices

    Me time, and striving for the best version of me!

    It's fun, it makes me happy, I laugh and have a good time with my workout buddies (my sister and niece 🙂)

    I problem solve differently, i feel unstoppable. I set goals and crush them!

    I have muscles!!!! Lol



  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    See for me exercise isnt' for weight loss or muscle gain....as muscle gain requires more than just exercise and weight loss can be helped by exercise but that's shouldn't be the main driver. Exercise is for health and fitness.

    So it's easy to say why I do it. Mental health, I like being strong, to be healthy and fit.

  • mgfit2020
    mgfit2020 Posts: 10 Member
    1. The feeling of having accomplished something (especially when I work out in the early morning)
    2. Clears my head, improves my mood and my focus for the rest of the day
    3. I've always been an [over]thinker/planner/dreamer kind of person. Working out makes me into a DOer!
  • HCAs85
    HCAs85 Posts: 12 Member
    1. Me-time.
    2. Improved mood.
    3. I learn more about myself, my limits, and how strong I am mentally and physically, even though it doesn't always feel that way.
  • katsheare
    katsheare Posts: 1,025 Member
    - Knowing I'm being proactive about my long-term health;
    - Finding new things I like doing;
    - Progressively getting better.

    I'm a very solitary worker-outer, and need to squeeze that time into the rest of my family schedule (trust me, they do squeezing around me, too!). So knowing I've successfully done that in the day is deeply satisfying.
  • MaltedTea
    MaltedTea Posts: 6,286 Member
    1. Seeing tangible progress (lifting heavier, improved firm, etc)
    2. Benefits of added strength to other areas of daily life
    3. Extra energy #hulksmash
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited February 2020
    1. Getting to do something only for me
    2. Improves my mood and makes me a happier person overall
    3. Improved self image and body confidence (not from an outwardly perspective, it just feels good improving what my body is capable of)
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,640 Member
    Enjoying how *kitten* awesome my legs and pelvis look when I’ve got them over my head.

    I can remember when a shoulderstand meant gravity pulled a *kitten* load of weight down down down, until it collected on my neck and strangled me.

    And everything else y’all mentioned, too. I’m not completely superficial.
  • magnusthenerd
    magnusthenerd Posts: 1,207 Member
    1. Reduction in my depressive feelings
    2. Feeling stronger
    3. Being in physical instead of just existential pain.
  • Talan79
    Talan79 Posts: 782 Member
    1) decompression - love my alone time
    2) looking better
    3) compliments from baby muscle gains
  • i_fraser11
    i_fraser11 Posts: 35 Member
    1. Improves my mental health
    2. Can’t beat the muscle pump!
    3. My alone time, which is time to shine.

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