Just Wondering......

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Just Wondering......
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Wed, 08-12-2009 - 10:31am

This question kept me wondering and puzzling over something. When everyone started their workout journey and they do not like to exercise or even hate to, after doing it for so many months and going into 1 to 2 years, etc., do any of you still hate to exercise or have that feeling still?


My neighbor started in Oct 2008, and she still hates to exercise other than the treadmill or up to 2 minutes of bicep curls.


 


For me , I did start off not  unmotivated but it got better, then I was in the flabbergasted stage. Eight months later I was a lot better and motivated. Today I am still motivated.


 


 

                            
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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 10:42am

Yep, been pretty busy for the past month, but after next weekend things should settle down.

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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 11:10am

Yes Gail...it did... the song I mean.


Comparing from last year my neighbor is more active than last year. Hopefully..just hopefully.


Glad things will settle down soon for you.


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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 12:15pm

My opinion is this - if you hate to exercise you are doing the wrong thing.
There are so many ways to move your body - one of them must appeal to you.
If you don't like walking, try swimming,
If you don't like free weights, try machines or bands
If you don't like kickboxing, try Zumba
If you don't like belly dance, try yoga
Keep exploring the alternatives until you find the one that clicks.



If you really and truly can't find anything you like
Then accept the alternative, you will never be toned and lean.
You might be thin, but it may not look that good.


 


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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 12:25pm
As a young woman I was very active; swimming, water skiing, yoga, dancing and tons of walking. All that kept me in great shape and didn't seem like exercise. After 40 I slowed just a little but kept up the skiing and yoga. Dancing was a little less often since by then the kids were teens and life was busy-busy. After 50 I still do some yoga and usually lots of walking. I try to do strength training at least twice a week. But I do find myself allowing excuses to sidetrack me more often and there are times when weeks go by and I have done little to nothing as exercise. The good thing is that after all those years of great exercise I am still very flexible and strong.

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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 12:52pm

Good one Liz.

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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 1:03pm

Good for you Cappy. Being active in ways that you enjoy is good. My neighbor does not enjoy doing those things at all. I thought my life was boring. I like to hike when I can, go on road trips, take walks on the beach,
scrabble down and up hillsides to get to a cove...which I did. When I told that to her, she made the "I would not do that"

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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 1:04pm

Hi Sweetrose!

I love this question! I don't like to do calithetic type exercises. I never have. What I hate even worse is how badly I've let myself go. I used to be very athletic when I was young. I grew up very much a tomboy and I played baseball, football, basketball, climbed trees, ice skated, roller skated, etc. I was in a situation where there were only boys in the neighborhood around my house and if I couldn't keep up with them, I was by myself. My husband has never been into sports, so he taught me hunting, fishing, etc. as those were his interests. My mom also found a way to let me try tap and jazz dancing when I was an early teen, so there was more physical activity.

Then I had my kids (2 boys and then a girl). As they were growing up, I taught them how to play the sports and would make up a missing player when they needed one. I helped my daughter practice her dancing and also taught her the sports she was interested in. DH taught them all he knew about hunting and fishing as well as handy man stuff, car repair, etc. We both acted as scout leaders. So we were very active. As we got older, we started just watching the kids make their accomplishments and the weight started creeping up and muscle strength started getting poorer and poorer.

I feel I'm at the bottom of the barrel now and am clawing my way out slowly but surely. Since I've made quite a few false starts, I'm trying a different tactic. I'm still doing the indoor exercises to give me a kick start until I reach an activity level I'm happy with, but I'm throwing in the things I loved to do as a kid. I've bought a jump rope (which I'm lousy at now), and I've got my bicycle back from Washington (DH packed the wrong one when my daughter moved.)and I've found out about some new biking and hiking trails in our area that DH and I are going to check out. I'm hoping to eventually get fit enough to get on some roller blades and to buy a basketball hoop for the garage. It's one step at a time, one day at a time. I feel so much better getting active, I can't figure out why I didn't stay that way.

Bev

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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 1:31pm

Hi Bev....steps at a time in doing things until you are able to do more. Yep I did that when I started.


Just the walks first and then changed everything each time to see if I liked them or not. When I keep


doing the same thing over and over, I do get bored and uninspired. That happened to me 8 months later.


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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 5:14pm

Thanks for the encouragement, Sweetrose.

I do really well when I first start out. In a couple of weeks is when I will really, really need you guys to keep on me. I have a tendency to start finding excuses and no one to get on my case. What I need is a kick in the behind. I'm hoping by being on here with all of you, I'll be able to skip that altogether and just be inspired by all that I read all of you are doing.

And yes, one of my goals is to take up rollerblading eventually. I have always wanted to try it, but I need to build up not only my stamina, but my coordination, too. I used to both roller and ice skate, so I'm hoping rollerblading won't be too challenging. I'll be 55 toward the end of October. If I can do it before I'm 60, which should be a given, you'll be hearing my celebration all over the country! LOL!!!

Bev

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Thu, 08-13-2009 - 6:41pm

Sure I can give you a helping kick Bev..actually we all can.
Forgot to mention my loss did not come off that quickly.
Took me 1 year 8 months to get things moving. I could
have done it quicker, but it was moving and stayed down
each time.


Yes I am working on balance with t tap and I do not have
to move around like mad in workouts to control now.
I wonder if I had tried the t tap earlier, with the portioning, etc.,
how it would have been, but it is fine and I can still learn t tap
and have fun.