Beta quadra types attitudes towards exercise and methods

[strrrng]

For those of you betas who exercise, I'm interested in hearing your attitudes, methods, etc. How do you view it? How do you approach it? Do you have a structure which you implement? Go day to day? What about the actual experience itself. Do you go for social reasons, intensity, pain (<3 lol), etc.?

Yeah, I know that was a long list of questions. Just answer. I'll post later.

[misutii]

I've never really maintained any sort of exercise routine for the sake of exercise itself. When I was a kid I was enrolled in plenty of sports (hockey, soccer, tennis, cross-country etc.) and never had a problem adapting to whatever training routines were set in place by others. Now-a-days I get exercise a few days a week at work (lots of lifting) but I find the thought of joining a gym to get exercise to be, quite frankly, ridiculous. Sharing some Church-sized space with a load idiots, each doing their own thing, haha. But I do still enjoy exercising by playing sports with friends. Like kicking a soccer ball around a field or playing tennis. I've never had any weight issues in my life, and quite frankly I most likely never will (no matter how much I eat/don't eat, exercise/don't exercise my weight remains stable) so I've always attached "exercise" to fun things like playing sports with other people. Since I started smoking (when I was a teenager) I've noticed that it's more difficult for me to do things like run large distances at a continuous pace. But I'm still able to do things like play tennis (short running/stopping) for hours and just as well I ever did without running out of breath (of course I'm not really that good at it so this might not be saying much lol).

I never excercise by myself though, I need someone to play with/ compete against to get me motivated and keep me motivated.

[strrrng]

I've never really maintained any sort of exercise routine for the sake of exercise itself.

Interesting. I used to, then I got bored because it was so perfunctory. Passion needs to be there.

When I was a kid I was enrolled in plenty of sports (hockey, soccer, tennis, cross-country etc.) and never had a problem adapting to whatever training routines were set in place by others. Now-a-days I get exercise a few days a week at work (lots of lifting) but I find the thought of joining a gym to get exercise to be, quite frankly, ridiculous. Sharing some Church-sized space with a load idiots, each doing their own thing, haha.

I agree. I get a simmering rage every time I enter into my community's club house. Not only do idiots get in your way, but most of them aren't even there to put in work. They just want to feel like they're doing something, so they get a magazine, turn on the t.v. and walk on the treadmill. And yeah, the idea of actually joining a gym—like you're part of some community, lol—is pretty silly. 'I'm not like you and you're not like me'; I'd rather train at home with nothing but a few weights and a punching bag than pay to join some gay-ass gym.

But I do still enjoy exercising by playing sports with friends. Like kicking a soccer ball around a field or playing tennis. I've never had any weight issues in my life, and quite frankly I most likely never will (no matter how much I eat/don't eat, exercise/don't exercise my weight remains stable) so I've always attached "exercise" to fun things like playing sports with other people. Since I started smoking (when I was a teenager) I've noticed that it's more difficult for me to do things like run large distances at a continuous pace. But I'm still able to do things like play tennis (short running/stopping) for hours and just as well I ever did without running out of breath (of course I'm not really that good at it so this might not be saying much lol).

I've never had weight issues either, nor have I struggled with putting on muscle fairly quickly through resistance training. I guess at this point in my life, it's about discipline and self-worth: I don't want to sell myself short. Competitive sports can definitely be fun and a good way to loosen yourself up (especially if you're used to a routine), but I maintain the interpersonal contact in athletics to a minimum. That's an interesting point about smoking, because I've heard similar sentiments from smokers before. And like, I've gone on smoking binges and still run 5-8 miles the day I finish. So, it's whatever.

I never excercise by myself though, I need someone to play with/ compete against to get me motivated and keep me motivated.

Interesting. I hate exercising with people, lol. There's one person I exercise with, and the competition isn't ever "friendly" or anything (partly because it's boxing). I think people are just generally useless, futile, and extra weight when it comes to exercise; a bunch of languid bodies that would just get in my way. Plus I know that they don't want to train the way I do, so it's whatever.

[Ezra]

My exercise literally extends to what the OTC forces me to do, and when I feel unhealthy and need to run.

[strrrng]

My exercise literally extends to what the OTC forces me to do, and when I feel unhealthy and need to run.

What do they make you do?

[Ezra]

We do circuits. It's basically 10 seconds, then 20 seconds, then 30 seconds of one of twelve exercises rotating. They range from press ups to barbells to dips. It's a pretty decent workout, and very nackering.

ETA: it could be 16 actually. I can't remember exactly.