I HATE Exercise

I HATE Exercise. And it's most likely needed for weight loss, right? Well, does anyone think 10 minutes a day would be enough for some weight loss? I think I could handle that....ugh this is so hard.

I look back on a few months ago, thinking...if I started then I would weigh less now...if only! But the days go by and I just forget about it...even though I wan't to lose weight.

Anyone else out there hate exercise?

Starting to exercise is very hard.  But if you really want to lose weight, you are gonna have to do it.  Just get up 45 min early one morn and do "something" for 30 min.  (turn your radio on and dance around for awhile, get a jump rope and jump for 5-10 mins, get a couple heavy objects from your house and use them as weights for several mins at a time...weights are really good for you...,  there are sooo many things you could do around your house!!)  Then once you kinda get in a routine, it will be much easier getting motivated to exercise.  But those morns that you dont want to get up early....GET UP ANYWAY!!!!  Your body will get used to it and it will be easy for you to get up and "work out" a little.  You will feel so good about yourself.  If you could find a gym to go to, that would also help.  Then you would feel like all "your people" are waiting for you and you must get up and go!! (thats what i try to think!! ( ive been going to the gym for 7 weeks now!!) I love it. It makes me feel so good to know that "i" am making "my" body feel and look better!  Well, i wish you luck and the strength to go foward.  YOU WILL HAVE GREAT RESULTS! (DONT EVER SAY YOU CANT DO IT!) BECAUSE YOU CAN!!!!!!!!    Feel free to email me anytime..jerri ;)

two things -

1.  it takes 2 weeks for you to really have the 'habit'.  not only the habit, but your brain will release chemicals that make you WANT to exercise.  I am seriously grumpy if I can't exercise nowadays - go figure.

2.  reward yourself.  when you are starting out, if you exercise reward yourself with something.  This also releases chemicals that make you want to be rewarded again.  Decide on the rewards before hand (to avoid compulsive 'I deserve this' moments!) and make them immediate at first.  I only had to reward myself daily for about the first week (such as a sugar-free chocolate).  The next week I got a pedicure for a week's worth of clean living.  After that my 2 weeks was up and I didn't need them, but still use rewards when my motivation is down. 

There's also the 'goal' rewards.  Many people have a pre-determined list for 10, 15, 50 lbs.  It's up to you!  You know what you like and what will feel like a treat. 

YOU CAN DO IT!  Just don't be surprised to see the scale go up and down when you start exercising.  It's all about building muscle.  Sometimes, apparently, that means water retention and/or extra weight initially.  Many find it essential to keep a record of their body measurements so that if the scale goes crazy, they can see progress in 'inches'.  Measuring actually makes ME  crazy so I go by trying on clothes I haven't fit before....in fact yesterday i put on a pair of pants I've yet to be able to zip up.  Still tight, but hey - that's progress!

GOOD LUCK.  Z

I too hate exercise.  Instead of looking at it as excersise, why not try being active... walking, swimming, dancing... al of these things burn calories without having to watch all those too thin people & feel like an idiot.

i started out really hating exercise too. how i overcame this i talked to some people and a trainer at the base gym. they said start out small say 10 mins for 3 x a week. than work your time up each week. it really helped after 21 days you form a habit and i was looking forward to working out.

as someone else mentioned also i do other things too. i walk , bowl. play games outside with me kids, walk the mall and look at the shops. dont get me wrong i am not really sweating doing these things but they are still activities.

i even get up during commercials on tv and walk around my living room until the show comes back on.

just get started and you can do it.

Start small like the others are saying - I am taking a long walk today, actually in a few min. This is a good start cause you're not overexerting yourself BUT if you make a habit of walking every day for 2 weeks, you are gonna feel great about it, and THEN it will be so much easier to add in a day of running, or swimming, or biking or whatever else. Thats what I would do - walk every day for 2 weeks, then the following week and one hour of something harder like running - just one hour that whole week, then the next week after that make it 2 hours and keep that going for a couple weeks. Then add in strength training, yoga, pilates, whatever....create your own plan.

you have to find something you like to do. personally i hate walking and i really hate gyms  and peoiple who admore themselves in the mirror in public. some people like going to the gym and working out agsinst a wall on a stairmaster whatever thats fine thats them and not me though i cant do stationary excersize. its just too boring.

so i bicycle. ive been doing 20 miles a day all last week. not only does bicycling help me excersize, but i use it for errands, and i only used the car once last week for  package that i couldnt fit on my bike.  so bicycling saves me alot on gasoline, tyres, oil changes, etc. therefore, it helps me in health and my wallet. plus its free.

i hate exercise but with all the walking i do around the house, the office, to and from the car to the office etc i dont add that to my exercise allowance but anything over and above that i do.

i try to use a stepper and exercise bike for about 20 mins a day plus extra house stuff - hubby tends to do the bulk until he finds another job - hence i cant add that either.

if you are big like me - i am just over 257lbs start a little every day and build up as and when you feel you can. 

I HATE IT TOO!  and i agree with you...exercise is boring, unless you're doing something fun, like yoga or dance, where it's not an issue of exhausting yourself, but also getting better at something.  you could try that. 

but i say jump rope for 10 min, as fast as you can.  better get it all out of the way fast than to drag it out, right?  or run up and down stairs...

I find I can't do a damn thing without the right music.  But on the other hand, the right music can almost move me in itself.

As I've said before I love Tae bo/kickboxing type stuff.  It's fun & terrific if you, let's say, have a little rage.  lol  There are certain songs that whether it's Tae Bo, the treadmill years ago etc. just make me able to do things that surprised me, let alone everyone else.  Like on the treadmill (which I think is a perfect example of why people hate to exercise) with the right song my fat little legs were suddenly running like 8 miles per hour!  As far as Tae bo goes, I've most definitely gotten better, despite my recent slacking.  It's not at all about how high you kick, it's about control, however through practicing, without even much trying I am at the point where I can kick over my husband's head easily & comfortably, and he's already a good bit taller than me.   I also realized recently when I was trying to do my  workout outside while staying in a Disney Hotel (talk about self conscious!) that I'm not having to hold on for almost any of the exercises anymore.  I seriously lack balance, but I'm sure having a neurological disorder doesn't help my spazziness any.  :P

There are songs I find I just can't help but dance to too.  If you play them when you're just hanging around the house you might find yourself exercise purely by mistake!  Silly as it may sound, it's hard not to hear Baby's Got Back & Back That Ass Up without breaking into some ridiculous dance even if I'm loading the dishwasher or something.

One thing I think though is that a lot of the answers we need can be found in the past.  Look at little kids (ok maybe the way kids were lol).  They don't exercise, they play!  I think that's the key! 

wake up eat some bfast then watch the news or some for 30 mins or an hour while jogging in place. Or if your into video games, play a game for 30 mins or an hour instead or watching tv. I find the time passes faster this way depending on if your watching a show you like or playing a videogame you like it seems to pass faster.

ten minutes is better than zero minutes.  yes!  do your ten minutes and feel good about it.  if you start feeling like you want to do twelve, even better!

and doubletrouble, must you scream?  it makes me cringe.

I look back on a few months ago, thinking...if I started then I would weigh less now...if only!

That's why you need to start NOW! I'm a huge procrastinator, but exercise is one thing I couldn't put off any longer. When I first started cardio a year ago, I could only do 5 minutes. FIVE. now I'm up to 80 minutes most days! it'll get easier, trust me, but you need to start first.

Join a fitness class or a dance class or some kind of workout group...the group members will probably ask if you're okay when you miss a class which is a motivation in and of itself.

Put workout clothes in your car when you go to work and instead of going home, change and do whatever.

I do aikido and ballroom dancing and then put in a little bit of weight work (not enough, but it's something).

I used to hate exercise until I started going to tae kwon do and then Ashtanga yoga classes. Running outside or on the treadmill, swimming, stationary bike, most gym exercise I found horrendously boring as well as hard so I could never stick to it.

You have to find something you like so that you can enjoy exercising, then you look forward to doing it and the physical benefits can actually become secondary, the mental benefits are just as good if not better.

I also find I like outdoor cycling on relatively flat courses- I hate struggling up hills with my legs screaming but can happily ride 15 miles or more on the flat- it is great exercise but doesn't really feel like it.

Start small, rachelynn.  A lot of people start out hating exercise, and end up loving it and living it.  It's hard, but try to keep an open mind about it, if you can. 

10 minutes a day might not be enough to reach your goal weight, but it is *definitely* enough to start creating an exercising lifestyle - this is for the long haul, right?  You want to be fit and healthy forever, not just necessarily a size 6 or whatever.  Just getting moving at all is often the biggest obstacle.

Try little non-exercise modifications.  Deliberately park at the back of a parking lot and walk to wherever you are going.  Take the stairs and not the escalator.  Stuff like that.  You might not feel like you're "exercising", but your body will respond to even that much.  You may find you have more energy, and decide to add an after-dinner walk into your routine.  You don't have to go to a gym to exercise, just adding movement to your life will help.  It may not be enough in the long haul, but it may change your mind about how you feel about moving.

If you have access, try something like Pilates.  You get to lie down and still break a sweat, but it feels relaxing when you're done, not exhausting.  Plus, you'll make your posture better, and strengthen your core. 

Maybe you will like yoga, or riding a bike, or walking.  Try a few things, give it one chance, and if you don't like it, move on.   I am a personal trainer, and have had many clients over the years who thought they hated exercise, but through experimentation and just adding little bits of *activity* throughout their day found that it was something they could comfortably add into their lives after all. 

HTH!

i agree so much with what people are saying...i had a very hard time starting to exercise and now I'm becoming addicted....I remember how surprised and excited I felt the first time I not only could run but wanted to run past my allotted time....i try to jog half an hour/walk an hour five days a week....

some things that I think were hindering me from running well before: I was on Zoloft, which made me really sluggish.  Once I stopped running became much easier.  I also cut unrefined sugar out of my diet and felt much more energized....you might want to consider this if you eat a lot of sugar or are on antidepressants

reward yourself with stuff that makes you feel clean and healthy and good: i like to buy organic facial scrubs or moisturizers. underwear and bathing suits are good for motivation too!

My best advice?

DOn't be bored!!!

That's my biggest hurdle too, dude. I got a fitness ball, some stretchy fitness bands, hand weights, and --this is the big one, an arm band radio. That dang radio is the only thing that keeps me going some days. I started out telling myself I would walk 20 songs--thinking 20 songs at 3 minutes each would = close to an hour. It's worked for me so far!

Good luck! ( :

i have heard from many fitness instructors that getting your heart rate up to your weight loss zone (60-85%) 3 x's a week for 18 minutes will make u lose weight

When did you start to hate exercise?  For most I think it dates back to "gym class" in school, where the pace was such that half the kids couldn't keep up while the other half cruised through it.

But that's exercise forced to someone else's level of current ability.  What you need to do is exercise at your current level.  Can't run a mile?  So what.  Can you walk to the end of your driveway and back?  Then do that -- but walk just a little more each day after.  It's improvement that matters, regardless of whether your current ability is far less-- or far greater --than most other's.

The great irony here is that our bodies love to be used, and exercise done at your own current level is not only vital for good health in countless ways, it's also enjoyable.  Honest!  If you find yourself doing an exercise you hate, you're pushing too hard for your current level of fitness.  That can include trying to do exercises that are too hard for you at the current time, period.

It's the direction you're headed, not where you start, that determines where you'll end up over time.

I hate to exercise too! DX

But I started out with something simple, like pilates or brisk walking. Just force yourself to do it. And then I started more rigorous things like swimming laps and getting on the elliptical.

Oh, and just being physically active, disguising the exercise is great too. When I go to the mall, I always do a brisk walk. I go dancing with my friends and that burns a lot! Or, just hang out with friends in general; play sports with them like tennis or tag or whatever (and it's fun--and this is coming from a really anti-sports person).

But really, it IS something you have to force yourself to do if you want to be healthier.