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xhausts, thaï boxing had become too expensive, going to the gym was a source of stress, I didn’t like being yelled at during football sessions, and I couldn’t find motivation exercising at home.These days, I exercise 3 times a week and feel very good about it. Sport has become part of my routine.The first thing that I changed was my mindset.I thought that to be worthwhile and show results, sport had to be done daily, or with high intensity, or with a coach. However, I hated it this way. I saw it as something unpleasant and painful.<h1 id="0e65">Two questions to ask yourself</h1>The first question I asked myself was: why do I want to add some sort of sport to my life?My answers were, in order:<ul><li>To channel my energy and calm me down</li><li>To feel healthy and fit</li><li>For the sense of well-being that came after</li><li>To work on the things I like less on my body</li></ul>With this in mind, I found out that a short but frequent dose of sport could work for me.I then asked myself another question: what do I not want?<ul><li>Feeling a sense of obligation to exercise when I do not want to, or have the energy to</li><li>Feeling too many negatives sensations such as

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pain or exhaustion</li><li>Having to get out of my house and being with other people to exercise</li><li>Having to pay for it. Not because I don’t want to pay but because to me, paying for the gym, for instance, contributes to bringing a sense of obligation</li><li>Sport taking me too much time</li></ul><h1 id="a5ee">Find your own and unique routine</h1>Once you have answers to these two questions, you can find your own routine, the one that truly suits you and your needs.To me, it was downloading a fitness app, and exercising at home, on a carpet, whenever I felt like it. I would choose a program that I liked, a duration between 15 and 30 minutes, put some music on, and go for it.I was the first surprised when I found out that I was starting to love the process. I was not doing it for the results anymore. I was doing it because I loved it, it made me feel great and healthy. I felt more calm and relaxed.You have to get free of all the sayings and head stuffing about sport, health, and fitness. Instead, find your own definition of sport. What is it to you, what do you want to get out of it, and what can you do to suit your wants and needs?There is no universal answer. There are as many answers as people on Earth.</article></body>

How to Exercise When You Don’t Like Exercising

And how to end up loving it

For me too, it’s been a struggle for the last few years. The vicious circle would repeat itself, again and again: I would spend several months without doing sport, then feel bad, brainstorm to find out what I could do that could fit my schedule, start something I would not really like, and stop a few weeks later.

I loved the idea of sport, but not the doing in itself.

Before moving to Paris, I have always practiced sport, several times a week. I’m kind of hyperactive, that is why sport is truly a need for me.

In Paris, I tried many things: running, thaï boxing, going to the gym, playing football, exercising at home… Every time, I ended up quitting, with always false good excuses. I hated running in car exhausts, thaï boxing had become too expensive, going to the gym was a source of stress, I didn’t like being yelled at during football sessions, and I couldn’t find motivation exercising at home.

These days, I exercise 3 times a week and feel very good about it. Sport has become part of my routine.

The first thing that I changed was my mindset.

I thought that to be worthwhile and show results, sport had to be done daily, or with high intensity, or with a coach. However, I hated it this way. I saw it as something unpleasant and painful.

Two questions to ask yourself

The first question I asked myself was: why do I want to add some sort of sport to my life?

My answers were, in order:

To channel my energy and calm me down
To feel healthy and fit
For the sense of well-being that came after
To work on the things I like less on my body

With this in mind, I found out that a short but frequent dose of sport could work for me.

I then asked myself another question: what do I not want?

Feeling a sense of obligation to exercise when I do not want to, or have the energy to
Feeling too many negatives sensations such as pain or exhaustion
Having to get out of my house and being with other people to exercise
Having to pay for it. Not because I don’t want to pay but because to me, paying for the gym, for instance, contributes to bringing a sense of obligation
Sport taking me too much time

Find your own and unique routine

Once you have answers to these two questions, you can find your own routine, the one that truly suits you and your needs.

To me, it was downloading a fitness app, and exercising at home, on a carpet, whenever I felt like it. I would choose a program that I liked, a duration between 15 and 30 minutes, put some music on, and go for it.

I was the first surprised when I found out that I was starting to love the process. I was not doing it for the results anymore. I was doing it because I loved it, it made me feel great and healthy. I felt more calm and relaxed.

You have to get free of all the sayings and head stuffing about sport, health, and fitness. Instead, find your own definition of sport. What is it to you, what do you want to get out of it, and what can you do to suit your wants and needs?

There is no universal answer. There are as many answers as people on Earth.