quick question, i want opinions!

toolips

toolips

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I JUST started doing cardio, fast walking for 30 mins. at about the 15 minute mark i ALWAYS want to quit or give up. my motivation falls.
but i tend to push myself which is good but this is why i hate working out. i feel so uncomfortable getting all sweaty and feel like my weight is holding me down/making it harder.

my question is, once i get more into a routine and used to working out, will i start liking it more? and tolerate it more?

did any of you HATE working out at first but then started liking it or craving it?


ALSO i seem to get a headache afterwards. is this normal?
 
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toolips said:
ALSO i seem to get a headache afterwards. is this normal?
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NO. If I had to guess, I'd say you're getting dehydrated. drink more water!
As far as the other stuff goes, don't worry too much about it. I think you'll enjoy it a lot more once you gain a bit more endurance. Good Luck.
It could also be that you're just pushing yourself too hard. There's no reason I can think of that most people off the street couldn't do a 1/2 workout.
 
Every morning I kind of dread getting out of bed to do it, I hate it when I first start, then get a little numb to it, then I really get into it. I'm sort of backwards from your take on it. Sometimes, I temporarily stop the treadmill and stretch if I'm struggling. Interval training (and playlists on my ipod) help me take the boredom out of it. I vary speeds and inclines as I go every couple minutes...really mix it up. It does get easier as you lose weight and get in better shape. Hope this helps.
 
thanks guys! i know half an hour fast walking isn't very hard but i'm VERY unhealthy and im a 6 year smoker cutting down. so i'm still just working my lungs a bit too. :/ im cutting down smoking more and more every week. i was a heavy over half a pack a day smoker and im down to about 5-6 smokes day. and still working on cutting down.
 
toolips said:
thanks guys! i know half an hour fast walking isn't very hard but i'm VERY unhealthy and im a 6 year smoker cutting down. so i'm still just working my lungs a bit too. :/ im cutting down smoking more and more every week. i was a heavy over half a pack a day smoker and im down to about 5-6 smokes day. and still working on cutting down.
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I'd suggest slowing down, then. Also, it helps me to cut my workouts in short groups of 10 or 15 minutes each. I'll get a drink of water in between, and on be off the treadmill for about a minute.
 
I smoked for 30 years and quit sometime the middle of last year. I started out dieting and exercising at 306 December 31 of last year. I understand where you're coming from. It gets better as you develop both muscles in your legs and cardio vascular endurance along with having less weight to carry.
 
BugDude said:
I smoked for 30 years and quit sometime the middle of last year. I started out dieting and exercising at 306 December 31 of last year. I understand where you're coming from. It gets better as you develop both muscles in your legs and cardio vascular endurance along with having less weight to carry.
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THANK YOU. hahaa
i think this is what i needed. i feel much better about it now :)
congrats on your success.
 
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