Exercise for Haters?

[LuuLuu 62]

I hate it.

And I don't mean "hehehe - I don't wanna go to the gym"

I mean: I.Hate.It.

The only way I like it is when I "fool" myself by going bowling or skating....but I am 41 years old have no business going to open-skate with the 10 year olds.

Any ideas?

Magic wands?

[Jewelsm1127 351]

What about dancing? Whether at home, a club, or class? House cleaning? Gardening? Shoveling snow? Walking around the store/mall if you like to window shop? Swimming? Those are a few things I do to keep me on my feet. Exercise, unfortunately, isn't my favorite thing either.

[SageTracey 608]

I hate exercise for the sake of exercise too. The idea of sitting on an exercise bike in the lounge or in a gym is brain dead boring and there's no way I can push myself beyond the comfort level doing that.

But......then I discovered there were activities that I enjoyed and the more I did them the more I enjoyed them and the more exercise I got. I love to go dancing with my husband - there's nothing like 1950s style rock n roll to really get the arms and legs moving and the heart pumping. And the more I dance, the more other guys in our group ask me to dance and the more exercise I get.

I love to go walking with my husband because that's when we have some of our best talks.

I love to go cycling with my husband and friends and we push each other to go further, longer, faster.

And now that I have an underwater MP3 player, I really find swimming to be very relaxing and I am doing longer distances and times.

So, look for activities that you enjoy and make them a normal part of your daily life. The exercise becomes incidental and enjoyable.

[LJCBF 363]

Luu,

Honesty - unvarnished and direct ... Awesome! So keeping in that vein my suggestion is:

GET OVER IT! You don't have to Like it you just have to Do it ; )

I recently saw this Tee online and was reminded of it when I read your post

But really ... I suggest you do group fitness like - Yoga, Zumba, Bootcamp, LA Boxing, Spin etc.. It still sucks but the feeling of accomplishment is great and the added accountability and new friendships is a bonus : )

Good luck - stay "real" I love it !

Lee

[tym4me 206]

Luuluu i hear ya! I dont like excersise i dont like sweating (its so grose). But personally Ive always liked walking (at a fast pace). But when its 5degrees out (literally) i am not going out to walk.

Then a wonderful thing happened my teenage sons got a new game for the XBox 360. Its Dance Central 3. I love it. I either do it with them or on my own

Also I have FMS with other aliments so i stretch daily with yoga for beginners. Its relaxing stretches out the muscles an limbers me up for the day.

[joann852 91]

I love Leslie Sansone Walk away the Pounds!! It gets your heart rate up and keeps you moving but nothing too crazy!

[toritz 64]

You know what I found when I started to workout 4 years ago? The more I did it the more liked it! The fitter I got the faster I ran and I felt proud! That feeling I can carry with me though the week. Start slow and commit to say three sessions a week and build from there you will hate it and moan and complain and hurt but just keep it up and every month add a session it does get easier and more fun. I just came back from a gym session where I ran, spinned and did yoga and I feel AMAZING! When I first started I was so embarrassed to be the youngest in the room but the fattest AND the slowest. It gets better

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

I just walk.......get out there (with my hub and Dobermans) and just walk...after not being able to for 1 to 2 yrs, its wonderful to get out and be outside and walking...

[LadyDreadHead 90]

I'm another lover of Dance Central! I love to dance and I get caught up in trying to beat my previous score. Time flies with it.

[B-52 7,113]

You may hate it now...but once the REWARDS start happening, you won't be able to get enough of it!

I live for those endorphins .......

I used to be embarrassed.....tried to stay low key.....

But now...(and excuse me, I'm just a harmless dirty old man)....but I love running on the treadmill with a young Bunny on either side, and me keeping up!

Talk about motivation!

[LapBandit2013 162]

I hate exercise, too. I just joined a gym in my area that has a cardio theater -- basically I get to work out in the dark while watching a movie on the big screen. It's pretty awesome, I've been able to walk 60 minutes without hardly checking the time (well, I checked every 3 minutes or so as opposed to watching the seconds slowly tick by).

Before surgery, I did Water aerobics with old people at the community pool, which was actually low impact and fun.

Are you goal driven? If so, what about training for a 5k or cycling marathon. When I was more normal sized about 7 years ago, although totally out of shape, I had a "friend" tell me that there was no way I could do a 200 mile 1-2 day cycling marathon. So I bought a bike, trained for 3 months, and finished the Seattle to Portland STP just to prove I could do it.

[LuuLuu 62]

Thanks everyone!

And the post calling my style "unvarnished" made me laugh! Lots of words have been used (complimentary and not) ....but this is the first I've gotten "unvarnished".

That's a keeper!