why do YOU exercise??

Mclark0959
Mclark0959 Posts: 15 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I exercise to feel powerful, strong, and empowered. I love feeling closer to my goals. Also, I feel super sexy after! (minus all the sweating!) Why do YOU exercise?
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  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    I exercise because I LOVE food. I love to cook it and eat it. If I didn't exercise, I'd be as big as a house.
  • trhjrh06
    trhjrh06 Posts: 2,272 Member
    Because it makes me feel so good! I feel amazing afterwords. Sweat and all. The sweatier the better.
  • mmarin81
    mmarin81 Posts: 241
    To regain some of my youthful energy. Also I like the sense of accomplishment when you are able to lift harder than you were just the week before.
  • ashlinmarie
    ashlinmarie Posts: 1,263 Member
    It helps me relieve all my stress! I have a bad day at work, and BAM! GYM! Running is especially good for this! I also love feeling my body become stronger. Even my inner thighs are getting some tone!
  • Uglyduckling2swan
    Uglyduckling2swan Posts: 48
    I tend to eat when I don't exercise. I eat because probably I lack the feel good feeling that came from exercise.
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
    I don't exercise...


    I SEXercise!
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    biggerbetterfastermore!
  • SLambertAlaska
    SLambertAlaska Posts: 197 Member
    I love that energized feeling after I exercise. and
    I like to eat but need to loose. and
    It's my "me" time to listen to podcasts/books, think, daydream and nobody asks me to do anything.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    So I can enjoy more food...guilt free. And because its good for me. I am trying to be my own best friend instead of worst enemy.
  • secrets_out
    secrets_out Posts: 684 Member
    Sex. I want to be able to make sex
  • snw_
    snw_ Posts: 237 Member
    I don't exercise...


    I SEXercise!

    i was going to answer this question for real, but i saw yours and now i'm just going to say this too.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    because it's fun!
  • ptak1sm
    ptak1sm Posts: 172
    started because i was asked to be a bridesmaid for a wedding, but it was really just the boost i needed to get started with a lifestyle change! i have family members with extremely unhealthy lifestyles, and i want to establish this habit now so i'll keep it up when i'm 50 years old.
  • hwibowo
    hwibowo Posts: 18 Member
    Because I race in triathlon races. I got no choice but to train. :)

    Most importantly, I like living healthy lifestyle.
  • LemonBurns
    LemonBurns Posts: 538 Member
    To be honest - at first, it was to get away from my life... now, it's because I wanna get away from my life!!! Oh, AND I am liking the results... I feel sexy, and I look WAAAAAAY better! So, I guess... in a word: It's all about ME!
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    It makes me feel like all kinds of awesome.
  • NCTravellingGirl
    NCTravellingGirl Posts: 717 Member
    Honestly, I started because my company was doing a fitness challenge, and I sure wasn't going to be the fat lazy girl not participating. I started to lose weight from it, so once I got on MFP and started counting calories, exercise became about wanting to EAT more! Now I'd say it's a routine, a stress relief, and has changed into more active things for fun (like competing in a 5K or kayaking)... who knows where this takes me?!
  • love22step
    love22step Posts: 1,103 Member
    I want to get stronger, healthier, lower my cholesterol and blood pressure, and enjoy life! I also like to eat, and burning calories allows me to do more of that. I don't want to ever have to purchase big clothes again. I also like the sense of accomplishment when I do something I was afraid I was too old or scared or out-of-shape to do. Many calorie-burning activities are really fun! I especially like to have fun. :drinker:
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    Honestly I primarily exercise so I can eat back my exercise cals :-)

    But added benefits of feeling like I accomplished someting, destressed and the endorphin rush are incentive for me as well.
  • CrazyTigerLilly73
    CrazyTigerLilly73 Posts: 6
    I exercise because throughout the day I feel more focused and energized. When I don't exercise for awhile I get a little sad inside. I read that 20 to 30 minutes of walking a day can keep the blues away. I have to admit I get a little blue when I don't exercise for a week or two. If a month goes by I act like a nut ready to get angry and frustrated about something tiny and insignificant. I have to exercise for my sanity.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    I started exercising to help me get stronger and lose weight; now I do it because I want to... Still look forward to losing weight with a bit of cardio and the strength is a great side effect. I actually enjoy doing it now.. Sometimes when I start, I don't want to do it; but once i get into it... I enjoy how it makes me feel...
  • plank_page
    plank_page Posts: 8 Member
    when I RUN It's like an actual high, when i lift I feel like a dragon slayer!
  • bradthemedic
    bradthemedic Posts: 623 Member
    Because:

    1. I am tired of being squishy
    2. I want to be able to do ANYTHING I set my mind to. Warrior Dash? Sign me up. Goruck Challenge? I'm in. ANYTHING goes.
    3. I like the endorphin rush
    4. I am kind of getting addicted to the burn/pain/lactic acid feeling.
  • downsizinghoss
    downsizinghoss Posts: 1,035 Member
    All the usual, health, kids, looking good nekkid,

    but also I want to be able to play some rugby again.
    It is the only time I get to hit people where no one gets all whiny about it.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    I like eating like a half-starved hippo, and it turns out I can't do that without gaining a hippo's worth of weight unless I get up and vigorously move my butt on a regular basis. Go figure.
  • dvisser1
    dvisser1 Posts: 788 Member
    when I RUN It's like an actual high, when i lift I feel like a dragon slayer!

    Amen to this!
  • stinamarie17
    stinamarie17 Posts: 47 Member
    Because:

    1. I am tired of being squishy

    yep... i am also tired of being squishy lol... annnnd i exercise for the same reason that i started counting calories and getting serious about weight loss... i am in nursing school and not only has it inspired me to become healthier for my own sake, but i mean as a nurse, i want to be able to practice what i preach to clients.
  • Deedsie
    Deedsie Posts: 348 Member
    Because it is awesome for your lungs and if you plan to give one of those lungs to your child one day, you want it to be the most awesomest lung you can create. (Yep, this is the same reason that I yell at smokers to get away from me NOW!) :flowerforyou:
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    C H O C O L A T E


    ... nuff said!:laugh:
  • Miribg
    Miribg Posts: 149 Member
    Because I want to eat but I never want to weigh 209 again.

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