I hate exercise soooooo much!!

People say this a lot. I don't get it. Sorry but I just don't understand. The feeling of working really hard and sweating makes me feel so good that it's amazing. I get a feeling of power and strength, it's an amazing feeling. I don't know how someone can hate something that is healthy and good for them. The human body craves exercise and physical activity.

This kind of statmemnt really torks me! It's like people who say... "How can you NOT like water, it doesn't have any flavor, blah, blah, blah. Just drink it!" And now it's ... "How can you NOT like exercise? I LOVE it, blah, blah, blah. Just do it!"

Just because YOU like exercise doesn't mean everyone does. Just because YOU like water, doesn't mean everyone does. Just because I LOVE cats, doesn't mean everyone does. Just because beer gives me diarrhea, doesn't mean beer gives everyone diarrhea. People are different.

Load up your ipod - or make a cd - with good beats....even just start dancing around the room.....do what you like!!!

Don't give up...after a while you will CRAVE exercise!

I thought I hated exercise myself. No matter what I just couldn't seem to get myself to do it. There was always an excuse. Yet I found when I actually was working out I felt better. My issue was just making myself actually do it. It may seem silly that I have that weird wall there but I do. So I am trying to just force myself to start once I start I find myself wondering why I drag my feet so much in the first place.

Don't let yourself get overwhelmed by what others do and think whatever you're doing isn't enough. Feel it out. If you are doing a work out program (video game work out/ etc) and it really feels like you are working hard don't worry about whether it's enough until it starts getting too easy. Consider doing any physical activity a positive at this point. The more you move the better you will be. Take the stairs at work... put in a garden (if you have space)... park further away... mow your yard with a push mower. There are ways you can "sneak" exercise in while doing productive things so its not like exercise at all. You can count things like vigorous cleaning, shopping, yard work, etc. Maybe killing two birds with one stone by doing something productive while doing physical activity can help you be more motivated.

Remember this is a lifestyle change, you didn't gain weight over night, you won't loose it over night. Take it one step at a time don't worry about becoming a fitness nut just worry about making sure you get yourself moving. If you are moving and you are within your calorie limits you will be healthier. As you progress in this lifestyle change you will find that things that once seemed "impossible" eventually can become easy to do. Its all about being proud of each step you take and not comparing yourself to others or what *should* be going on. As long as you are seriously working to improve yourself all good things will come in time.

Yes I hate it. With a passion.

I cannot find a single activity that I enjoy doing but I know if I don't do anything I'll just get fatter and fatter.

I am doing Wii Biggest Loser which actually kills me so it must be doing some good but I don't know if its enough.

Anyone got any wise words to share with me to give me a bit of motivation?

Gotta hate being fat more than you hate exercise.


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Yup

Me too
Hate the sweat, hate the running, hate to move...just hate it

People say this a lot. I don't get it. Sorry but I just don't understand. The feeling of working really hard and sweating makes me feel so good that it's amazing. I get a feeling of power and strength, it's an amazing feeling. I don't know how someone can hate something that is healthy and good for them. The human body craves exercise and physical activity.

This kind of statmemnt really torks me! It's like people who say... "How can you NOT like water, it doesn't have any flavor, blah, blah, blah. Just drink it!" And now it's ... "How can you NOT like exercise? I LOVE it, blah, blah, blah. Just do it!"

Just because YOU like exercise doesn't mean everyone does. Just because YOU like water, doesn't mean everyone does. Just because I LOVE cats, doesn't mean everyone does. Just because beer gives me diarrhea, doesn't mean beer gives everyone diarrhea. People are different.

I don't know why you get so twisted up about it.

Mainly, I have an unpopular view that most often, not liking something is more about not understanding. For instance, people who say they don't like cooking. Usually, they don't know how and they have never been taught so they just conclude that it's stupid. But, if you sit down and teach them over time, they will start to enjoy it somewhat. They'll probably never be gung ho about it, but sometuimes fear and not understand are really the motivators, not not liking it.

So, when I hear someone say they don't like exercise, I fall back to the position that they might be new to it, they may not really know what to do, they're just winging it, and they are seeing any benefits of doing it. If you could bring all that together for them, they might start to like it. They may never LOVE it, but they might start to see the positive aspects of it.

So, I'm just explaining to you that I wont immediate side with people that say they hate exercise because I don't believe them. I think there's fear, education and other aspects that first need to be addressed. If, after all that, they still hate it, then that's fine. But, I haven't seen too much of that in my life. It's amazing what a little education can do for hate.

I set my activity level low, so I know if I'm too lazy to work it off, I can only eat so many calories. I'd rather just not eat it than run it out on a treadmill.