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What's your primary motivation for exercising?

Nate_HWN profile imageNate_HWNAdministrator12 Voters
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Feel better overall
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Gain muscle
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Lose weight
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Other (please specify)
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Prevent injury or body change
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Build cardiovascular endurance
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JeanE41 profile image
JeanE41

I have lost muscle strength and mass due to surgery for lung cancer and it's prolonged recovery time. Now I'm trying to rebuild my health.

Heather_HWN profile image
Heather_HWN in reply to JeanE41

That's great to hear you are recovering and rebuilding your health! I know people often get discouraged when exercise needs to be a slow process. What do you do to stay motivated?

JeanE41 profile image
JeanE41 in reply to Heather_HWN

I am feeling stronger and better with exercising as well as less pain in my shoulder with physical therapy directed exercises. Less pain and more energy are definite motivations.

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itasara

I am not motivated to exercise at all. I used to for many years - jogged, did weights, exercise classes- and then came my first computer and my kids were at school all day and I was done with exercising. I know it's really good for a person to exercise but I've never been into exercising even before I grew up and even after years of exercising.

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Nate_HWNAdministrator in reply to itasara

I know that feeling. I'm somebody who tries to get 30 minutes of exercise every day, but I wouldn't say I enjoy it. That is, unless I'm playing some kind of team sport, which makes it more tolerable.