People who love exercise and why

My exercise is pretty much running or walking, with the odd time on the eliptical if I'm having a bad day or there's really bad weather. But I love it because it's yielding results. It's also a great stress relief. My good workouts are in the morning, so it really helps to kickstart my day. I look forward to it since most of my day is inside at a desk, with random trips up and down the stairs if I am bored.

My routine is to go to my gym after work. This allows me to blow off any stress and tackle my workout plan all at the same time. The joy I get from it is that I am able to come home to my family in a great mood of accomplishment. :flowerforyou:

I'm addicted to exercise and working out. I am doing some kind of workout 6 days a week and sometimes on the 7th day. The 7th day is normally just a walk though and not what I would consider my "normal" workouts.

Here's the schedule that I stick to pretty closely:
- Monday - 1hr Spin
- Tuesday - 1hr Body Pump
- Wednesday - 1hr Spin
- Thursday - 1hr Body Pump
- Friday - 1hr Zumba or 45 minute Turbo Fire workout
- Saturday - 1hr Body Pump

I also try to get in about 3-5 miles of running on the treadmill or outside in addition to the schedule listed above. I love it because I feel great after working out and I have so much more energy. I love feeling fit and healthy!!!

I love group exercise classes! I would go daily if I could. But I can't b/c of work so I stick to what works for me:
Mon - weights/cardio class
Tues- pilates w/band (home dvd)
Thurs- wieghts/cadio class
Fri- kickboxing
Sat- step

I encourage you to try classes and see what you like. (I personally don't like jogging, yoga or spin)

I was an intense exercise hater up until a few years ago. Up until that point I only ever walked for exercise. Now? I'm an exercise fiend! I just love it. Why? The absolute endorphin rush and the feeling of power it gives me. Have you heard about the "coregasms"? They are a real phenomenon, because exercise can feel that good when done right!

I'm a looney toon when it comes to exercise. I do yoga every day. A minimum of AM yoga, which is ~20 minutes. Then I'll do some sort of cardio routine. That's first thing after taking my thyroid meds. Then, depending on the weather, I'll take a walk at lunch time. Then, 3 days a week I hit the gym for a little over an hour, doing C25k (love the freeing feeling of the running!) and some lifting. I go to belly dance class once a week for an hour. I just started a yoga class for an hour and looking around to pick up another hour class somewhere. Some days I'll do more walking after dinner! Totally addicted to it!

I used to be too tired to exercise, couldn't get out of bed. Now that I do exercise, getting out of bed is no longer a problem!

Sunday is my rest day. Only walking, or some Just Dance 3 with hubby, or that kind of thing. But then this week when I got up for my run on Monday, I was flu-ish, and since my hubby had blacked out the day before with his flu, I figured I'd better stay home and go back to bed. My body was *not* happy about me going back to bed instead of going out to get my workout. I was queasy all day Monday, so Tuesday I decided I'd better not jump back into exercise too quickly and tried to sleep in instead. I eventually got up, still half an hour before my former (sedentary) wakening time unable to stay in bed another minute longer.

Last night both hubby and DS were sick and keeping me awake. (My FitBit says I slept 5 hours and was awakened 10 times, but looking at the log, I know I was awake more than that!) But this morning when it was workout time, I was out of bed and raring to go. Got in my run, some weight training, and Just Dance 3 and felt sooooo good! Ahh the endorphins. The fresh air. The feeling of stretching my legs and lungs, and working my muscles hard. I just felt so well and content after my workout.

I don't care for the before and during parts of exercise, but the after is amazing. No, I have never felt a "runner's high". I have actually experienced more like "runner's trots" but I just find something else to do or decrease the intensity of exercise until it is more tolerable.

So, why do I love it? Let me count the ways:

1. It allows me to eat more freely.
2. My hormones seem to be more in balance. Not necessarily my female monthly hormones, but more metabolic hormones, like my thyroid.
3. It gives me confidence to be able to move things around by myself. I don't have to ask for help when lifting a box, or opening a jar. I can stretch further to reach stuff out of the cabinets.
4. Oddly enough, I can think more clearly after a workout than I could before. My brain is so scattered and when I've been exercising regularly, I become able to concentrate.
5. My mood is better. When I'm angry and I start to workout, I manage to wear myself out so that I'm not pent up and restless anymore.
6. Supposedly, it is supposed to reduce risk for diabetes and heart problems. Ask me in 40 years if it worked or not. It's too soon to tell.
7. Working out makes me pretty. I have more muscle definition than I have ever had before.
8. It also makes me pretty by making my skin look less gray and more alive.

Do I love to workout? Not really. I just love what it does for me. I don't exactly get excited to put on my yoga pants and put in a DVD and then sweat my *kitten* off for the next half hour. It's kind of like brushing my teeth. I don't mind it so much after it has become a habit, and I actually notice and feel like crap if I don't do it.