A lot of people associate exercise with pain, or the misery of compulsory sport at school (which often comes with a side order of sanctioned bullying and abuse).
hold on, let's back up a step. getting up and walking around a few times a week shouldn't be associated with pain or bullying or abuse.
if it is, you are almost certainly suffering from a mental illness (for able-bodied people, obviously).
this is not a troll. please take a step back and realize that 'normal' people should not have a problem with going outside for a walk. please come back into reality.
Painful? No. Boring? Absolutely. I think half the problem with exercise as adults is that there's little to no mental stimulation involved in the process (provided one isn't playing a sport), and modern culture has inundated us with so much noise that many don't know how to handle a prolonged period where they aren't working and aren't entertained.
I absolutely agree. It was only after I started listening to podcasts that I stopped finding running so boring. Even music I find exciting wasn't interesting enough.
This is back to "what counts as exercise"; I was referring to team sport and gym environment and running. Not "going outside for a walk", which is in the category of the parent post of "things people want to count as exercise that don't really".
