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I’ll hazard a guess: you never liked exercise, even as a kid? If that’s the case, I’ll hazard another guess: you lived in an environment where you couldn’t jus

I’ll hazard a guess: you never liked exercise, even as a kid? If that’s the case, I’ll hazard another guess: you lived in an environment where you couldn’t just go out and play whenever you wanted? I might be completely wrong in my guesses, and I apologize if I am. But I strongly believe that all kids are naturally predisposed for physical activity, and it’s the duty of the society to let them do that in an easy and safe way.

VBprogrammer 2y ago
Interesting thesis - however I was one of those kids. I had plenty of access to exercise we lived in a quiet housing estate where we could easily play hockey or football in the streets. The only exercise I enjoyed was cycling and that wasn't really the done thing in late high-school. Weirdly enough, I now go to the gym 3 times a week. I don't love it like some people do but I've made it enough of a habit that I do it anyway. The main motivation for me was wanting to be active enough to keep up with my kids and a string of minor ailments (mostly not relating to lack of exercise) which gave me a bit of a shove to do something.
CalRobert 2y ago
Hard to let your kids play outside when there's 2500kg Dodge Rams going 80kph in the streets.
pandaman 2y ago
As somebody who had been outside all the time during childhood and hated exercise starting with the PE in school, I don't think your guess is well founded in reality. None of my childhood friends had been keen on exercise either and PE was not the most popular class in my school... For me there is a huge difference of doing something that requires physical exertion in order to complete and doing pointless physical exertion for exertion's sake. I can skate on a board or skates, or ride a bike for hours because it's about skill and technique for me, I feel frustrated after running for a minute. Similarly I can free-dive whole day but swimming laps feels like a massive chore. I believe some people can enjoy exercise but, judging by how many fit people are there - they are in small minority.

VBprogrammer 2y ago

Interesting thesis - however I was one of those kids. I had plenty of access to exercise we lived in a quiet housing estate where we could easily play hockey or football in the streets. The only exercise I enjoyed was cycling and that wasn't really the done thing in late high-school. Weirdly enough, I now go to the gym 3 times a week. I don't love it like some people do but I've made it enough of a habit that I do it anyway. The main motivation for me was wanting to be active enough to keep up with my kids and a string of minor ailments (mostly not relating to lack of exercise) which gave me a bit of a shove to do something.

CalRobert 2y ago

Hard to let your kids play outside when there's 2500kg Dodge Rams going 80kph in the streets.

pandaman 2y ago

As somebody who had been outside all the time during childhood and hated exercise starting with the PE in school, I don't think your guess is well founded in reality. None of my childhood friends had been keen on exercise either and PE was not the most popular class in my school... For me there is a huge difference of doing something that requires physical exertion in order to complete and doing pointless physical exertion for exertion's sake. I can skate on a board or skates, or ride a bike for hours because it's about skill and technique for me, I feel frustrated after running for a minute. Similarly I can free-dive whole day but swimming laps feels like a massive chore. I believe some people can enjoy exercise but, judging by how many fit people are there - they are in small minority.