Ummm...yeah. I don't diet or exercise or have any interest in doing so (even though I logically know all of the health and psychological benefits), but I'm interested to see people's thoughts and experiences on it.

From my own experience, I have always avoided going out for the sole purpose of exercising. It was never fun for me. Then I got a job as a dog-walker and I was doing a large amount of walking and jogging very regularly. I hated it for quite a long time, and still am not enamored of the idea, but I got used to it and at times I still find a random urge to go out and run for long periods. I now find it a good way to organize my thoughts and escape my reality for a while, but if those reasons are absent, I feel no pull to do it.

I found: a) walking with a dog (or another person) makes it much more enjoyable, just to have the companionship and feel like you're not doing it alone. I think the "being alone for long periods" factor has always been one of my major excuses for avoiding exercise. And b) Podcasts. Find some good, long, enjoyable podcasts to listen to. was my favorite, and at a perfect length (~45 minutes), though I also enjoyed and .

I have not felt the desire to run since I hit puberty, alas. I'm no fan of exercise myself. I'm getting to an age where I'm going to have to work to keep the good parts of my health and to improve the things I don't like. There is no "fun" in this for me, yet. I don't expect to reach that until I'm in a place so far removed from where I am that I don't even see it.

Excellent ideas for podcasts. I need to dig out my iPod, figure out podcasts, and get one of those armband thingies. I adore Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me so that would be an excellent companion to my work-outs.