I apologize for how negative that sounds! It’s been 3 months. I unfortunately can’t be as consistent as I’d like because of chronic utis. I currently go about 8-10 km/h for 20 mins at a time, 2-3 times a week when I’m healthy. I keep at it because I’ve noticed a boost in my general energy and mood, but I hate pretty much every second of actually running. I read that that’s normal as you start out, especially if you start from zero like I did. But I’ve also read you eventually start to tolerate and then later enjoy it. How long did it take for you to get to that point?
I’ve tried to follow that but kind of half abandoned it because it just doesn’t really work the same way when you have to take every other week off sometimes. So my following of it is rather loose.
I do enjoy my routes. It’s not as awesome as seeing deer but I live in a very green city.
The thing is, I’ve tried other activities, and it seems that the common denominator of what I hate is cardio. And I don’t want to give up on that in general, health, energy, and mood-wise.