I'm with Eliana. I've tried running and I keep plugging along with it even though I dislike it, but I've never gotten that "high" from it. Just about any other exercise I really put my all into though, gives me that feeling.
you may not get it if you don't really like it. Maybe that's a block and a hint to stop doing it. I say they say you have to like it in order for it to work. So therefore, no high for ya. :????
I have never been a runner, so I can't compare. I also dislike exercise. I don't do much. I do things I don't consider exercise, because I enjoy it. I walk the dog most days, and thats just enjoyable because she is so happy to be out and with me. I like yoga, especially hot yoga. I have also had a thing about not liking sweating, and the point of hot yoga is to sweat, but somehow, it works for me. I do get a high from this, even though during the class I start to wonder why I am doing this to myself. But I love the feeling at the end of class.
In the winter, I LOVE cross country skiing. I have to dress carefully to avoid overheating, but I really enjoy it. And I definitely get a high from a good ski.
So maybe you need to find some kind of aerobic workout that you really enjoy. I think its the enjoyment that brings on the high. Most runners I know who say they get a high from running, really seem to enjoy it.
I find a high in just walking. I really enjoy it, Even when the cold is hitting my face. I like that I just bought some boots that are waterproof, the kind that go to your ankles and I'm going to go outside. I like it. It's not a fast weight loss exercise but it really makes me happy. I get happy because I feel like I accomplished something.
Just wish it worked as fast as resistance training.But walking, I can do all my life. Resistance training, I can get board. and sick of counting, 1-10. .That is a huge boar to me. Is that the right boar or is it bore? whatever... lol
I usually do yoga in a studio, but otherwise it sounds like most of us get exercise highs doing outdoor exercises. I would say getting outside makes a big difference.
The only thing that has come close is an intense hike, but it's still not the same as running. I'm just so in love with running though I'm not sure anything will ever live up to what it gives me on so many levels. In fact once I found running I ditched hiking all together. And I will say, didn't always love it, I grew to love it passionately over time. It probably took me 6 months of work to get to a point where I loved it and even then I didn't live it the way I do now a year later.
I just got a reiki attunement today,and now that I've done my first treatment on myself, I kowit has some connection with the outdoors, this high that I'm looking for.
I see you all say its outdoors and running, I think it's connecting with the elements that we all crave and need.
Bikes, hikes, walking out doors, mountain climbing, dog walking, I bet it's in all these .
My ultimate high is when I am walking/jogging/running, listening to pop music and singing along as loud as I can! Without music, I don't enjoy any exercise. Even when I was weight-training, I had my earphones on... If only singing burned more calories, I'd probably be a walking stick by now
I got a high this morning. I did stairsptepping on the stair step between my kitchen and the landing (one step) at high intensity for 30 mins...and I got the same high I used to get when I used to run. So I would say it is the intensity - not the activity, whether you like it, or inside/outside. Cuz I certainly wasn't having fun, nor was I outside, nor was I running.
Lol. Great!!!!!
