Hyped-up activities that are actually shite.

[DarkestBerty]

Loads of my friends do yoga. It's really relaxing, they say. It's really mindful, they say. It's a good workout without realising you're working out, they say. It's a really nice community of people, they say.

So on Saturday morning I tried it.

It was bloody awful. Everything about it was bloody terrible. It wasn't remotely relaxing or mindful. I wasn't a very good workout and the people were cult-loke lunatics.

And I've felt a bit lightheaded, dizzy, and just not quite myself ever since.

Tell me about activities that everyone seems to have a wide-on for, but which you hated.

Paint-balling - bloody painful and not fun at all!

A good yoga class relies on the teacher and the space.

There are a lot of terrible / annoying / ineffective yoga teachers out there.

And some yoga spaces / venues are not pretty or relaxing.

One is not like another. You have to search the good ones out!

I hate clothes shopping. If I really have to I will get to the shops just as they open. St Stephens/ Boxing day sales. How anyone goes and enjoys that I do not know. But they do.

Lots of things that people say 'oh wow that was such a beautiful experience' I find I often don't like. I can only remember a group trip we did at uni where everyone loved most of the architecture I thought it was creepy. The lecturer kept asking for my opinion because I am super intelligent and she knew she could learn so much from me 😂no she had done the tour many times and liked the different perspective

Going out on New Year's Eve. Invariably disappointing at best and excruciating at worst. And always expensive.

That’s so funny. I do lots of exercise but only do yoga because I think I “should” because it’s good for me. I’m not so sure, perhaps I’m not ready.

Spa days though. What’s that about? I think I did one a LONG time ago and not been since. Again, a bit mind numbing. I would love to hear from anyone who begs to differ though!

I love lots of things, yoga, mindful meditation, open water swimming (no need for wetsuit etc. even in winter as defeats the purpose), Pilates, running, Sorry, was that the question?

Paddle boarding. Just boring.

Meeting Father Christmas...kids always terrified.

Oh god, dont get me started, I will be here forever...
Team dinners, team building activities, drinks after work. I do like people I work with and we get on well but my time off is precious.
Gigs.
Barbecues
Camping, hiking, any sports involving cold water, skiing.
Interrailing & backpacking.
Holidays off the "beaten track".
Holidays in very busy and/or hot places.
I like yoga and advent calendars.

I agree yoga is tedious! Running, camping (never understood the appeal!), prosecco. I may need to add to the list as I think of some more 😂😉

Yoga. Never relaxing.
Pot painting. I'd rather make a bloody pot on a wheel than splodge paint around like a 6yr old.
Spa days. Never been on one as they look awful. If I want to relax in a dressing gown I can do that properly at home.

1. Weddings
2. Christmas
3. Parades
4. Fetivals of any kind

Yes, came on to say horse racing; I cannot understand the hype at all.

I also struggle with festivals where the acts play slow music (e.g. Lewis Capaldi). People looking miserable swaying slowly. I need something that makes me move.

I've just been sent a link to a wild swimming and walking website for women involving several walks near me. They seem to boil down to a short walk and then a dip in the usually polluted river, followed by shivering on the riverbank and having a cup of tea from a flask. No thanks!

Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, Easter, any type of leavers ball, sports ball, glitter ball. Pub outings, holidays. Yawn!

Yoga took me a year to see any benefit, and now much prefer to do 20 min max at home for free.

yy, Xmas lights trails are grim. Dark car parks and damp, chilly trails. And I'm an outdoors type person. No love for Xmas trails though.

Camping, particularly camping in England. Extra woe points for camping in England with a man who brings a guitar.

Christmas markets in the UK, and any Christmas event featuring hot chocolate or mulled wine.

Any party, holiday or spa day featuring a hot tub.

Any party that features sitting around a fire pit.

Interestingly, I had to stop doing a yoga class because it made me feel a bit sick, sort of like travel sick - and it didn’t go away for days afterwards.

I've only ever done it at Kew, back when it started. Maybe it's better now. I firmly resist all please to go again!

I narrowly missed the extreme disappointment that would have been a bottomless brunch. I was invited to go along with some colleagues and thought it would be a chance to have a lie in, miss breakfast then gorge myself on unlimited brunch food (like a hotel breakfast buffet but posher). I hate drinking in the day so declined once I realised that for me it would be one small plate of food and a glass of juice for £35. If somewhere would offer what I had in mind I would be there!

I would add to the list Zumba classes. Friends love it and encouraged me to go along, saying it was great fun and a chance to 'dance like nobody's watching' etc. The reality was just weird. A group of women in zumba branded clothing who knew all the dances had the front 2 rows, then the other regulars/fit people had their spaces in the next few rows leaving just the back of the room for newbies and/or the unfit (both in my case!). So my experience was basically flailing around, trying to occasionally catch a glimpse of the instructor and vaguely follow the complicated moves.

When I read 'with a man who brings a guitar.' I actually said out loud to myself - oh jasus no'

I hate it! I hate when someone who is no good at guitar or singing or whatever pulls it out and I have to pretend to be interested. I can pretend for a few minutes then leave

Music festivals.

Agree with yoga- I hold my breath or forget when I am meant to breathe in and out. Hurts but in a bad way and feels like a waste of time when I could have done cardio instead and felt good about myself!
Theme parks- son loves them and I go for him but I am scared of the rides, they hurt where they bang you around plus they make me feel sick!
Mini golf- another boring tedious mind numbing activity (I do for my son!)

At least in England, guitar man probably won't be droning Christy Moore's "Ride On" with his eyes shut.
(I love Christy. I hate the dirge that is Ride On)

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