Daily Exercisers of the Datalounge: what is the secret?

For me it has to be the most convenient place otherwise I won’t go. Has to be right beside work or home, or on a direct commuting line between the two. Also - what they say is annoyingly true, you do feel better generally when you’re regularly exercising, so getting used to that feeling and enjoying it helps massively. That’s just how I find it anyway.

Coz you're a lazy cunt

Go in the evening right before bed.

"what’s the secret?"

Drugs.

And don't let any of these roided out muscle queens tell you otherwise.

OP, must you exercise at 530? Everyone has energy at different times of day, so do what will help you succeed.

I love to exercise and mostly do group kickboxing-type classes, garden, and walk dogs at my city shelter (usually hit around 15k steps per shift, 3-4 per week) - I do what makes me happy. Do you like to walk? If so, get some good headphones and audible and listen to a book. Look at the homes around you and the people and the dogs.

On a simpler level, if I put out my gym clothes the night before, it motivates me to get it done early.

I walk, OP. I am like you making resolutions the night before that I don't follow through on. Getting up at 5:30 AM only happens if I have to pee. Figure out your body's rhythm. Maybe you do better to exercise in the afternoon or evening. Or maybe doing it in increments is better than one full hour all at once.

Don’t listen to any of these silly people, OP. There’s no hope. Just give up. Embrace your fatness. Why, I’m on the couch eating a bag of Doritos right now. I expect you to be doing the same. Join me. It feels so good to just let yourself go.

The guy who opens the gym at 6 am is 90 years old, pretty fit, and still has most of his marbles. If he can be there, before me, I can be there at 6:05. There’s only a couple of regulars on the same schedule so little to no competition for the equipment and I’m out of there in 45 minutes. It’s a 10 minute walk from home. The cold does suck this time of year but you get used to it.

Working out at home is my secret, OP. And I’ve been on a religious workout regime for 40+ years,

Yes, you don't need to go to gym to work out!

Start by doing 10 push ups every day

Start by stretching.

Walk back and forth to fridge in kitchen, 100 times a day

We have a fitness center in my complex. It's approximately 2 blocks from my unit. I' ve been there three times in 7 years.

I knew someone who used to wake up at 5 a.m. to go jogging.

I hope her wife put an end to that bullshit with good old fashioned morning sex.

If you can get up to go to a park, breath in fresh air...would be good for mind and soul...you will feel good rest of the day.

For me, it’s having a goal. Because when I get improve my fitness level, I always feel better about myself, so that encourages me to keep it up.

Get a dog that needs a walk.

OP, you obviously don't like going to the gym. I would agree with doing an at-home work-out. Think of all the money you're wasting on monthly gym fees. Ugh.

The secret for me is pure vanity. I don’t look good when I am pudgy. So I work out regularly to stay fit. I think it has also been beneficial for my career to be in shape for a number of reasons — health, mental clarity, appearance, networking and schmoozing.

Forget the gym at first where you have to dress, see people and do what is basically a chore. Pick some errand every day whether it is to pick up groceries or the drug store and walk there. Pick a further destination as you go on. Walk fast. When you get in better shape after a few months add push ups and eventually the gym if you want. Start with just serious walking.

OP, Find a workout buddy. Make sure you both meet at the gym or maybe just walk together.

Exercise is my drug, I'm hooked. Force yourself to exercise and don't waste your entire day at the gym. I'm there 40 minutes tops and I never miss a day.

I exercise during my lunch break and eat lunch at my desk

I had a goal for four years and was absolutely faithful in pursuit of it on the gym, on trails, and on tracks.

Then I achieved it and simultaneously experienced two significant losses — and I completely lost my motivation.

So, I’m positive that you have to have a goal you deeply commit to. The catch is, I don’t know how to get one if it doesn’t appear by itself. Mine did, but it’s gone now.

You might try having some blood work done and seeing how much at risk, if any, you are for diabetes.

I have sex for work, so I exercise and stay fit regularly.