"the more you exercise, the more you want to"? wtf?

[LizMoonstar]

Maybe my endorphin receptors or dopamine or whatever is just broken - that would explain a lot of things, many completely unrelated to this post - but I call BS on this line of thinking. I used to be an athlete, and I never had this response. Exercise is something you have to make yourself do because it's good for you - it's like eating veggies instead of cake. It's also something you can use to look down on people who don't do what you do - runners are notorious for this.


The purpose of this thread is:
All right, now you convince me I'm wrong!

[midnight armadillo]

1. It's true for me

When I'm in a good exercise routine I have a lot of inertia to KEEP exercising. I certainly have my limits - if I were to take up running I would not then decide to start doing marathons, for example.

But, in general, exercise makes me feel great and so I keep it up! When it gets to be a big chore it's time to switch what I'm doing.

[AlCzervik]

2. The more results i see and feel the more i want to exercise

i don't know about the endorphin thing.

[4_Legs_Good]

5. That's true for me too.

The more sore I feel the next day after working out, the more I want to get back in the gym and push it next time. Also there's a weird confidence thing that goes along with it; if I'm going I feel very confident about lots of things, and if I don't I kinda feel like crap.

When I'm away from the gym for a length of time (like 2 weeks), it gets hard to go back and I wanna just say "f*ck it!".

That's just me, though.

david

[MissMillie]

3. I doubt we can convince you

because it's NOT wrong for you.

There are those of us, however, that have found that feeling good involves regular exercise. I've been suffering w/ a cold since last week, but even w/ the cold I feel better when I've had my daily exercise.

I came off of anti-depressants this past year, and I am convinced that I was able to do it because of regular exercise.

This is what is true for me. I'm sorry that it's not true for you too.

[LizMoonstar]

4. aww, you're no fun. :)

[wildeyed]

6. I don't function very well without exercise.

It is not really a matter of want, more a matter of need.

I do find that if I am out of my routine for a while, it is hard to get back into the groove. But basically I feel like crap until I do, so eventually, I get it back into gear.