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> An hour spent being extremely bored and uncomfortable In the beginning, this is often true. But exercise is addictive! When your body gets used to it, you re
by jasonwelk 9y ago
> An hour spent being extremely bored and uncomfortable
In the beginning, this is often true. But exercise is addictive! When your body gets used to it, you really want it and it is not uncomfortable. That "runners high" is also not a myth.
- randallsquared 9y agoI'm willing to grant that this must be true for some people. However, I don't think it's true for everyone, or maybe even most people. In the early 90s I was in the US Army for a couple years, and exercise never got better: it was always a struggle: boring, painful, and stressful. I suppose one good thing about it was that it was very rare that anything worse happened to me later in the day... :) Looking around at the PT groups I was in during that time, I do not think most of them were looking forward to it.
- jasonwelk 9y agoJust guessing, but maybe a difference between recreational exercise by choice vs duty or imposed regimen. Or perhaps just having choice over the kind of exercise makes a difference.
- WalterBright 9y agoI've never been able to reach a point where weight training is anything but boring and painful. The trouble is it requires mental focus, and I cannot think about other things while lifting. I try to mitigate the boredom by watching a movie while doing it.
- pnutjam 9y agoI listen to headphones, music, podcasts, ebooks. I find it a very stimulating time and I feel better about it at a gym, even though I don't socialize much. Just seeing the same people every day makes me feel like a community member and helps me stay motivated and connected.
- prestonbriggs 9y agoYeah, well, the Army can make anything boring, painful, and stressful.
- WalterBright 9y agoI've been jogging for a long time. For the first year, I had to force myself to do it. After that, I was surprised to find I started enjoying it, looking forward it, and missing it if I didn't do it. I don't try very hard at it, I'm not running against time, I just jog and don't worry about it. As for boredom, the opposite happens to me. I find I think better while jogging. I work on programming bugs while jogging, and often find solutions that eluded me while sitting at my desk. I write articles and compose presentations while jogging. It's often my most intellectually productive time of the day.
- Fnoord 9y agoWhen you run, your brain enters the diffused mode of learning [1] [1] https://staciechoice1010.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/focused-vs-diffused-mode/ https://staciechoice1010.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/focused-vs...
- wingworks 9y agoI agree, exercise is addictive, and I love running, but I worry that it's bad for the joints, from what I've read, which is the only thing holding me back at the moment. But I see all these people running, and I wonder, are there no join issues, or does everyone just not know yet.
- nradov 9y agoRunning won't damage your joints provided your joints are healthy to start with and you run with proper form. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/well/move/running-may-be-good-for-your-knees.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/well/move/running-may-be-...