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How can you be bored by exercise? Easily. What, am I the only person on the planet? I get bored because (a) I'd rather be doing something else and (b) as for

by frossie 17y ago

How can you be bored by exercise? Easily. What, am I the only person on the planet? I get bored because (a) I'd rather be doing something else and (b) as for the endorphins, there are a lot of sedentary ways to release them, like lying around in the sun, or eating spicy food and (c) not all people respond to endorphins in the same way anyway, otherwise the world would be full of joggers. Also, I get bored by the whole pre-exercise/post-exercise hassle, like having to go to a gym, or shower afterwards, and so on. EPID, and all that.

patio11 17y ago
What, am I the only person on the planet? Even with the endomorphin rush from exercise, I still feel like I'm watching paint dry, because of the lack of mental stimulation. It varies with what I'm doing, too -- less taxing exercises like riding a bike or walking let me zone out into mental exercises (I used to do WoW talent builds at the gym... bad habits die hard), but if it is something I have to keep my brain on to avoid physical injury then "Don't drop this 20 kilogram weight on your foot" is the only thing keeping me awake.
- Poiesis 17y ago
  I can't stand exercise for its own sake. I love playing sports (say, ultimate disc, the most pretentiously named sport invented), because there's stuff going on. I love the feeling of exercise. But just lifting, or jogging on a treadmill or something--I just can't do. But, man--if anyone else is like us three, you gotta try biking. I bike commute to a day job, and it's quite sufficiently safe if you're not stupid. For some reason, even though my brain can totally turn off in the car, in the bike I'm totally engaged in a way that's quite enjoyable. I've even tried listening to music/podcasts, but they're of limited utility because I'm not really paying attention to them. It's all about going faster, and staying alive. Really a rush; I recommend it for those who can arrange it.

by frossie 17y ago

patio11 17y ago

What, am I the only person on the planet? Even with the endomorphin rush from exercise, I still feel like I'm watching paint dry, because of the lack of mental stimulation. It varies with what I'm doing, too -- less taxing exercises like riding a bike or walking let me zone out into mental exercises (I used to do WoW talent builds at the gym... bad habits die hard), but if it is something I have to keep my brain on to avoid physical injury then "Don't drop this 20 kilogram weight on your foot" is the only thing keeping me awake.

Poiesis 17y ago
I can't stand exercise for its own sake. I love playing sports (say, ultimate disc, the most pretentiously named sport invented), because there's stuff going on. I love the feeling of exercise. But just lifting, or jogging on a treadmill or something--I just can't do. But, man--if anyone else is like us three, you gotta try biking. I bike commute to a day job, and it's quite sufficiently safe if you're not stupid. For some reason, even though my brain can totally turn off in the car, in the bike I'm totally engaged in a way that's quite enjoyable. I've even tried listening to music/podcasts, but they're of limited utility because I'm not really paying attention to them. It's all about going faster, and staying alive. Really a rush; I recommend it for those who can arrange it.