How to motivate self to exercise?

[Anonymous]

I walk everywhere.

Not because I want to, because I have to.

But I live pretty close to everywhere i might need to go, so it's not like I get much exercise from walking everywhere, since everything is so damn close.

My mum lives an hour walk away, so that'd be decent exercise but everytime I plan to go to her place it starts to rain and I'm forced to pay a whole two bucks to catch the damn train or face getting sick..

I walk to school, but I've finished that now, the only reason I go to school now is for exams. I'm addicted to my laptop because I over used it to run away from my own head, so I'm always hesitant to get off my arse and leave it.

It's not like I'm at an unhealthy weight, but even though people around me say I need to eat more, my doctor is warning me not to put anymore weight on because if I do I'll be in an unhealthy range, even though for most people my height (5'2") the average healthy weight is heavier than what mine should be. Which is weird, but I guess since I've always been lighter than most it makes sense?

What I want to do is get fitter, my fitness level is complete shit, so I want to start doing exercises that are unavoidable. I won't do squats, or high energy activites, the squats because that's fucking ridiculous and is so out of my way to do, even for a minute. And high energy activities because I over heat really quickly, and my throat gets dry to the point of pain.

What I'm after are exercises I can do, that aren't mindless (like squats) I've already considered bike riding, but the bike my grandparents own only causes bruises in my thighs because it's too big for me, I own two bikes but one I can't get back because entitled adults that are dicks, and the other is a decrepit bike that I bought for fifteen bucks and am planning on fixing up but do not have the money to do so.

(You can blame my glasses and other health issues for that, stupid expensive as hell specialist)

any suggestions?

[Pac-Man]

1st of all, I think you may have an attitude problem.

You don't walk to your mom's cause it rains? I've jogged in knee deep snow. If you want to achieve something you have to work hard and make sacrifices, or else it would be easy everyone in the world would be fit.

Your overheating problem is a natural thing that happens to everyone. If you inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth, your throat won't get dry.

My recommendation is to start jogging. It doesn't have to be much, 20 to 30 min is enough for a start. When you come home you can continue by doing squats. They aren't as pointless as you think because they help tone your legs and butt. I do mine while watching YouTube. Next do some push ups and exercise your abs. If you can't do a normal push up, don't worry, a lot of people can't. Start by doing them on your knees like this:

blog.ultimatebodypress.com/.../...d-push-ups-2.jpg

[Asker]

I don't walk to mums in the rain partly because I'll get sick if I do, and because the lecture I'll get for doing so when i get there is not something to look forward to.

And the dry throat, it doesn't matter how I breathe, I have tried every kind of breathing imaginable my throat goes so dry and I end up so over heated I feel like passing out after running. It's an issue I've always had, even when I did have some level of fitness back when I rode my bike everywhere.

Part of my issue with exercises like squats and pushups is that I have no room to do them in my room, and I don't live alone so I'm not comfortable doing them in the house, because I am so used to being ridiculed for freaking everything. I can't afford a gym pass either.
I'd go swimming, but for some reason I get anxiety in the water now, so I've just kinda been avoiding that option.

I want my bike back so bad you don't even understand. It is the most enjoyable way to do anything physical, and I can't do it.

[Xfitchick]

If you dress properly, don't mind the rain. If you don't go to a gym, check my myTake on exercices you can do when you travel. Also OK for home. And if you want to burn fat, walking, running and biking are indeed ideal. Squats and other excercices are less mindless if you do them on music and change the rhytm following the music. You can do squats slow, fast, fast down-slow up, slow down-fast-up, stay low and do reps, ... Same for others. If you do it dut-ring a whole song, the muscle you trained will feel like it wants to explode

[Xfitchick]

thanks

[Rebekah415]

Try a "Beginner's Kickboxing" workout on youtube. They can be really fun, but you work up a sweat in the process.

[Anonymous]

Buy one of those posters.

[Asker]

posters?

[Opinion Owner]

Yes. Some have cats on them with "you can do it" taglines.

[Asker]

Oh god no,
1. I never hang shit on my wall, just an ingrained no no. Unless it's a picture and the nail was already there.
2. Who does that crap actually WORK for?

[Opinion Owner]

1. Swap the pre-existing picture with a cat motivational poster.

2. They keep making them so it must work for someone.

You just need a $20 elastic exercise band. The rest will be a matter of you actually doing what you said you will.

[Asker]

what's and elastic exercise band?

motivational posters don't work for me.

[Opinion Owner]

www.beachbody.com/.../...50-1966-BB-BootyBands.png

An exercise band.

[Asker]

Image isn't showing up

[Opinion Owner]

Then I suppose you'll just have to do Yoga.