How Do I Improve My Motivation to Exercise When I Really Hate It?

How Do I Improve My Motivation to Exercise When I Really Hate It?
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Carol Maher
Ben Singh
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We’ve all heard those people who say “running gives you a high” or “exercise is addictive,” but for many of us, it’s hard to love exercise. Some might even say they hate it, dread it, or the thought of going to the gym gives them anxiety.

Why do some of us hate exercise? And how can we overcome this to reap the lifesaving benefits of getting the body moving?

Humans Didn’t Evolve to ‘Exercise’

Throughout most of human history, food was scarce and being active wasn’t a choice. For millennia, humans had to move to find food, and once they were fed, they rested to conserve energy, because they didn’t know where their next meal was coming from.
Carol Maher is a professor at the University of South Australia and Medical Research Future Fund emerging leader.
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