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> But all kinds of exercise bore me to tears and there's always something more interesting for me to be doing. Oh so this. I try to do activeish things: walk
by travisgriggs 5y ago
> But all kinds of exercise bore me to tears and there's always something more interesting for me to be doing.
Oh so this.
I try to do activeish things: walk places, stand up desk, water/snow ski, walks with wife to catch up on the day.
But I just have no staying power when it comes to repetitive motion to build up a sweat. I’ve tried swimming (I love to swim), treadmill/elliptical (I like to walk!), spinning (because I like to ride a bike), but it just does not last. I always grow to resent the time lost to doing other things, even if the “other things” are lazy pursuits.
- jeltz 5y agoHave you tried running or biking outdoors? I personally hate excerise where the environment does not change but love walking which made running a perfect fit for me.
- drorco 5y agoI found out that competitive sports are great to eliminate the boredom. I'm taking weekly tennis lessons with my girlfriend and casual basketball matches with friends and neighbors. It's good cardio while you also catch up with friends and essentially play something. I'm sure it's not perfect, but I think the saying applies here: "imperfect action beats perfect inaction".
- navbaker 5y agoIt sounds like you’re already active and you have a common theme in what you don’t like to do: you’re not going anywhere/changing the scenery. I’m the same way, I hate treadmills and stationary bikes but love running and biking outside.
- mfashby 5y agoI have the same feelings about exercise that seems like a grind. Sports which have some technical element like rock climbing, skiing, skating are much easier to stick with, I find.
- vorpalhex 5y agoThis is why I weightlift. It's one of the few exercises that doesn't get boring. If it does, add more weight.