Tell me how to learn how to love exercising

i lost 20 lbs and i have to be honest. i STILL hate exercising. I'm content sitting on the couch all day doing nothing. but you have to FORCE yourself to get up. for example, today i didn't want to exercise at all. but then i saw my dogs laying there and i felt, well they need to get out and exercise, so then i also need to exercise too. i took them for a nice 45 min walk, and that jump started my exercise for the day. also try to vary what your exercise plans will be every day. one day, go for a long walk, the next day, maybe do an exercise video, the day after that, do something else that is different. if i vary what i do, it helps me keep interested. good luck!

I agree with finding something you enjoy, I've been doing a lot of DDR.

But I'll also say that if you can find a friend or two who you can either compete with or who makes it more fun to go that can have a big effect. You don't have to be at the same level of fitness/skill, just able to push each other to go a little more often or try a little harder than you would alone.

For me, the love came when I could actually FEEL the difference in my body! I knew the workouts were working! I'd be doing something like driving along and contract my stomach muscles and I could feel them holding me! It just made me feel good about me and how I was changing! That's what makes me love it! I feel in control of my body and I'm making it better! Just hang in there and you'll feel that change, too! Good luck! We're here for you! You can do it! Judy

I have a friend that goes with me. We work out at the gym 4 days a week. We keep each other going.

just keep doing it. i hated it too at first, but with repetition i somewhere along the way have come to love it.

It just kind of happened for me after a while. I turned it into a coping mechanism for when school and work became to stressful. I have a border collie, so part of getting into exercise was to benefit her health as well. I felt like I owed it to her. Also, as a person that grew up on video games, it kind of clicked for me when I realized that exercise is like leveling up in a game. Leave it to me to turn it geeky.

Like others of said, you really just need to find what you like doing. For example, I would choose swimming over any other exercise opportunity. I could swim all day, every day. I just find it that enjoyable. Find types of exercise you like can be hit and miss; just go test the waters.

It just happens. Find something you like or can at least tolerate. Then just stay after it. I've often wondered how I got here. I hated to get sweaty or be hot when I was overweight. Now I love it when I'm working out and the sweat drips out of my hair. I hated running, thought lifting weights was boring, cycling was too hard, walking was tedious. Now I lift 5 days a week, I run 5K's, do metric century rides on my bike, hike for hours, take aikido, and enjoy challenging my body in new ways. And I get really cranky when I don't get out and do SOMETHING. I injured my back back in November and spent over 2 months on the couch and I thought if I didn't get to LIFT something soon I was going to lose my mind. Just stay with it and it will happen.

I hate working out until I get to the gym and get started! I have recently found that I LOVE doing Yoga, it makes my body feel amazing and my mind is clear and alot less stressed! I have been on my track to a healthier lifestyle for only about 2 months and have lost 16 lbs! I just started on MyFitnessPal a couple of days ago and it makes me more consious about what I am eating and is helping me with setting the goals that I want and need to accomplish!

I'm gonna say it this way. You are SUPPOSED to hate it. It should be HARD WORK if you are doing it to lose weight. If you are NOT in pain, sweating profusely, breathing so hard that your lungs hurt and your face is red you ARE NOT pushing yourself hard enough.

I started out this way and I absolutely HATED going to the gym. It hurt, it was tiring and at first I didn't feel like it was doing anything for me. But I wanted to be in better shape so badly that I pushed myself to keep going. I think that is also the key to success. You really have to want it to be able to keep pushing yourself.

It is EASY to give up. It is HARD to say just 5 more minutes.

Then something happened. I found I was able to push myself harder. What seemed difficult for the first while was suddenly becoming easy. It felt good. I finally started to FEEL the results of pushing so hard for so long. THAT is the addiction. Knowing you have pushed through what you "couldn't" do and can now do even more for longer, for harder and faster. It is an incredible feeling to feel strong.

There will be those who disagree with me and those who agree. Either way that is how it has worked for me. I have fluctuated from steady gym 5 days a week to barely going at all to doing more biking and hiking outside. And my weight has fluctuated with me. All in all I can say in the last 4 or 5 years or so I have made quite a few changes in my lifestyle that have all been beneficial.

Again you have to WANT to want to do it. You are your greatest motivator.

I hated exercising as well and i'm still not fully converted to loving it. But for me it's the boredom of doing the same thing day in and day out. So I learned to mix it up to stay engaged and motivated to at least do some form of exercise for 30 minutes a day.

Walking and Just Dance are my two "go to" things when I'm really hating having to exercise.

I cannot TELL You want to do, but I can tell you what happen to me. Lol! I"m a super lazy, fat Asian chick (ugly one too).

Nonsense! You look adorable!

As for the OP, I pretty much agree that you need to find something you like doing.

Exercise is addictive. It releases seratonin just like a lot of drugs ( or food). YOu have to find something aerobic and vigorous that you can easily fit into your day.

For me, it is all about having a goal that interests me. For example, right now I am getting ready for a 10k which is in 3 months, so I have a focus in my running. In the past, I have also had goals to work toward of a certain amount I want to bench press, or something else.

A big part of it, I think, is the story you tell yourself. Constantly think about how much you hate it, you'll hate it. Tell yourself it's fun and enjoyable, and it doesn't feel so bad. This principle actually works in many different aspects of your life, too.