Yeah, this seems like an important point. For me the difference between jogging and badminton is like night and day. Asking me whether I like “exercise” would be like asking me if I like “food”.
In general, I think most people should put a lot more resources into shopping around for enjoyable exercise. I got really lucky that my friend talked me into taking a badminton class with him in high school; if not for that, I might conceive of myself as “not a cardio person”.
All that being said, I still do force myself to jog when my preferred cardio alternatives are unavailable.
I agree with shopping around. It took me a couple of decades of bouncing off of long distance running until I found a jiujitsu dojo full of engineers. All of a sudden, “exercise” was fun.
Yeah, this seems like an important point. For me the difference between jogging and badminton is like night and day. Asking me whether I like “exercise” would be like asking me if I like “food”.
In general, I think most people should put a lot more resources into shopping around for enjoyable exercise. I got really lucky that my friend talked me into taking a badminton class with him in high school; if not for that, I might conceive of myself as “not a cardio person”.
All that being said, I still do force myself to jog when my preferred cardio alternatives are unavailable.
I agree with shopping around. It took me a couple of decades of bouncing off of long distance running until I found a jiujitsu dojo full of engineers. All of a sudden, “exercise” was fun.