Some people learn to love exercise. They find the form that appeals to them and give it their all. They love the way they feel after accomplishing something new and they look forward to it. I thought I was becoming one of those people, but my recent hiatus from just about all forms of exercise taught me that's not true. I am a lazy person, I truly am. I know it's not a good thing, but I don't like doing work, any kind of work really. Over the past year or so though, I thought I was teaching myself to enjoy running. It's really the only kind of exercise that I'll do. I do need to step out some strength training and yoga though. Anyway, I'd run, but I don't love it. I love how it makes me feel, and I love to be able to say that "I run." I also love the amount of food I can eat because I burn the calories running. I don't
love running itself though. I'll keep going at it, just to continue saying that I run, and to continue loosing weight.
Although I will say that this morning's run was definitely on the side of liking running. Since I haven't gone running for over 2 weeks, I convinced myself I needed to try this morning, if nothing else, just so I could try and see if it hurt my back. It didn't, but I never had any proof that my back pain was a result of my running. Since backing off running though, it hasn't been as painful, but it always hurts at work. I'm going to take this as a sign that my current job isn't my dream job. But we all knew that, right?
I was worried to head out this morning, thinking that my running endurance would slip away into nothingness again, and I'd be stuck doing the Couch-to-5K program again. For the third time. But I guess 2 weeks isn't too bad. I was able to run one mile, then walked another mile - ish and finished up running another half mile before my cool-down walk. I was so excited when I was finished. I really didn't think I could do that. Now, time will tell if my back pain is caused my running.
Weights should be my friend. I always have such good intentions, but then I never follow through! I need to come up with a schedule for including strength training, but I get nervous when people are home and watching me use my weights. I know, I'm home, and they're my family but it doesn't help when your brother looks like this...
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| No lie, he's about 10x more ripped than that this summer. I can't believe how small he looks there! |
Yeah, he hits up the gym at least 3x each week. Ain't nobody ever gonna mess with my little brother!
Sorry for rambling. Moral of the story? I'm lazy and don't love any kind of exercise. I suck it up and do it because I want to be healthy. And I should start lifting weights. Who wants to be my personal trainer?
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Tell me:
Do you really love exercise?
Do you strength train? At home or at the gym?
I really love to exercise. I hate running. I want to love it- but I don't. I love step aerobics and road biking! I do strength train- but don't love it. I go to the YMCA and take muscle classes. Group fitness works for me. I am lucky that I have found 2 activities that I truly love. Don't get me wrong- there are days when I am don't want to... then I have to make myself. I remind myself how much better I feel when I move more. It is better than therapy for me.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I fell in love with running until I trained for my first half marathon. It took time for me to love the sport. I didn't love exercise right away either. Running... exercise. Its hard. For me it was especially hard because I spent almost my whole life not doing it.
ReplyDeleteI love exercise (crazily enough), but I definitely do not love running. I'm not even sure if I really "like" running. It was such an accomplishment to finish c25K, but I hated how every week I dealt with a new muscle, or foot, or heel, or ankle injury and how I had to stretch and ice and strech and ice some more. It just seemed to tear my body apart! However, I did love being able to say "I'm a runner" and I did love how it made my legs look. But for now, I've switched back to lots of walking and some workout DVDs that I enjoy doing more than running :)
ReplyDeleteI never really "loved" running until I got good at it. The first time I got a trophy at a race, I was like "well, hey now this is fun!" Haha, great moral for my story, huh?
ReplyDeleteI actually got in to weights because I had a very defined plan so it was easy to stick to. Have you considered The New Rules of Lifting for Women book? That's what I was about to start before I got pregnant and it's definitely part of my post-baby fitness plan.
ReplyDeleteI do love to exercise! I only love cardio, though. I am like you and need to expand my exercise horizons to include yoga/stretching and weights/strength.
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