To hate just about all forms of exercise

[welliesinthespring]

On my way to the gym.

Dreading it. Hate getting sweaty. Hate puffing and panting. Hate the aches and pains.

Apparently this is wrong and I should love it and it will lift my mood and make me happy and glowy.

Aibu. I just this is wrong and HATE it!

[Mrsstarlord]

Yoga - no need to leap about, sweat or get out of breath. It's very good for your brain and body.

Download couch to 5k app, I predict that you will be a convert!

[rookiemere]

Actually I do get a good feeling when I walk or cycle from dropping DS off at school to work.

It's about 1.5 miles each way and the smugness I get from having walked my 10,000 steps/had a good cycle whilst simultaneously saving money on parking, is very enjoyable indeed.

It is however a pain to get DS out of the house in time to allow me to do this, which does take away some of the enjoyment.

[3luckystars]

I hate exercise. All types even walking. I avoid it completely, I wish I loved it and am always jealous of fit people but I cant bring myself to do it. I hate it and find it embarrassing. I run like an idiot and feel stupid walking or doing exercise.

Has anyone overcome this hatred?

[Mrsstarlord]

Me! For years I would only do yoga (still love it), but did couch to 5k last year - had to have a break from it due to an injury (unrelated), but got back into it and now run 5k about 3 - 4 times a week. Getting faster and love it, it's my time to do something for me

[lljkk]

Sorry, does not compute.

I'm a bit like a little kid in that I still like knowing what I can do with my body.
I'm actually slow, weak & uncoordinated but still, I don't want to ever lose my physical independence. So it's a big deal to me to be able to walk & move & do physical exertion stuff. The idea of doing very little fills me with horror, especially when you read about people's internal organs getting encased in fat due to sedentary lifestyles (this happens to skinny people, too, supermodels are at high risk).

[ForFlipSakes]

I don't get the buzz either.

Always thought that if I could just find that exercise that is right for me, it will all fall into place.
I like yoga, zumba and tennis but I can't run or jump (due to very bad pelvic floor).
I stopped going to yoga classes be a use of the faff. It's remembering to pack clothes and an extra snack and the faff of showering afterwards.

Think I'm just lazy too.

[feckitall]

Evening Ladies!!

I understand you completely!!

lucky I felt a right tit when I started! I started at 45!!

But

I have just got home from a run...no gym bunny here..I used to go but it bored me and I would give up. It was a waste of money. I swam but got bored just swimming up and down!
I now go running a couple of times a week. I struggle sometimes to get the motivation, but I go with a friend and a friend of his GF. If we arrange to go together we are less likely to forget

I play a team sport as well, I took up playing football, unusual to most people...I'm one of the oldest by a mile but it is something I enjoy and it becomes an easy way to enjoy exercise when you enjoy the medium.

[BadgersArse]

Can we ban the term gym bunny. It's sexist

[lljkk]

Why couldn't boys be gym bunnies?

[Alwayswiththechords]

YANBU. Most forms of exercise make me cry with despair. The only exercise I love is walking. But now that I have a toddler, even that has become a chore. Honestly, there are snails going faster than us. At least snails don't stop to examine every pebble on the ground.

[Rainbunny]

I have exercised all my life and I still get a feeling of dread before a class or training session. It's nothing to do with fitness, it's just having to psych myself up to do something that's going to be physically strenuous. Training for a marathon was the worst, every Saturday was the "long run" where we ran further each week to get up to full distance. I never slept well on Friday evenings. I was happy I did it but only afterwards and only once - never again!

I currently do crossfit and I get the "dread" before every single class. The only thing I do that I love and really look forward to doing, is badminton. I started as an adult beginner, and I'll probably remain a beginner but it's so much fun and the people I play with are all similarly bad at it we have a great time. I think you have to find something you can really enjoy with people at the same level as you who don't take it too seriously.

[Jackieharris]

I actually do get the endorphins feeling after exercise. But I have a joint condition which means I hardly ever go.

[TheCatsWhisker]

I'm a gym hater. Tried running but was too embarrassed. I've been doing Davina DVDs for 3 months now and results are amazing, also nobody can see me tomato red in the face and panting!

I actually have defined abs now, still have some weight to get rid of, but it's a great start.

[trixymalixy]

I run at lunchtime and have a PT twice a week. Both of these I dread and wouldn't do if I didn't have someone making me.

I also play tennis though and I am totally obsessed. I would play every day if it wasn't for DH and the kids and it not being fair on them. It doesn't seem like exercise even though I do come home beet root.

[Mrsstarlord]

Gymbunny isn't sexist is it? I think men can be gym bunnies too

[Rainbunny]

Gymrat then? Somehow gymrat sounds accurate to me than gymbunny. Not sure why.

[UsedToBeAPaxmanFan]

bidgchef it's a good suggestion, but I'm not motivated enough to do it

Classes work for me because I know that I've got to be at the gym for 8pm for my circuit trainings so make myself go. If I think that I will do some exercise at home I keep putting it off, and then it's too late.

Still hate it though.

[Lovelydiscusfish]

Walking is great. And I read, or perhaps invented the fact, that it is the best form of exercise you can do.

[Kumiho]

I don't understand - why would you do something you hate? Find something you like instead. I've been active all my life, mostly martial arts, mountain biking and now weightlifting and calisthenics. I don't like running. Boring. Hate the breathing and racing heart. I don't do burpees - what are they for? So, sure, I try new stuff but then I move on until I find something I like.

Keep attending dull 'megafit yayfit superfit youbefit' classes and sure, they're as boring as they sound. Think of something you'd enjoy!

[welliesinthespring]

Because I don't like anything :) Anything I would like would be far too costly to do regularly. I exercise because of the health benefits but I don't enjoy it.

[BigChocFrenzy]

Kumiho Burpees just for you:
Excellent exercise

[dingit]

Fitsteps. Love it. Devised by strictlys Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite.

[BigChocFrenzy]

yes, gym bunny is too cuddly.
Wellies dig deep and find your inner Gym Rat:

[GoodbyeToAllOfThat]

I do hate exercise and am unusually lazy. But, I think I recently made a breakthrough - if you can persist for around 2 weeks it gets easier. Once you've got your shoes on and are out the door you'll be fine. That's the hardest part!

[Rainbunny]

OP you say that the things you'd like to try are too expensive to do regularly. Is there some sort of meetup website with groups in your area? It might be a cheap or even free way to meet up with others doing various sports. Just a suggestion.