When I used to run I'd find that whenever I'd been away from it, the first two weeks would suck, regardless of my conditioning. The thing that sucked was the feeling of the impact. That jarring sensation felt so wrong. And then at some point my body would get used to it and it would stop sucking, and I'd start to enjoy running again.
It's definitely true that every body has exercise that feels more natural to it. I love the sensation of my body in water, but swimming with my head in the water is really hard on me, the breathing is hard and my body doesn't like pools or water pressure much in many different ways.
Weight lifting with free weights makes me want to crawl out of my skin. I know it's the stabilizer muscles that need the strengthening that are the reason for my discomfort, but I hate it so much, I have a hard time pressing on.
Where as dancing... I can dance for hours without getting bored. Sure I get exhausted but my body needs to bend and stretch and move in ways that are so varied that dance seems to be my ideal venue (and/or martial arts).
Anyway, I hear ya, and I think it's totally awesome that you are doing Run for Your Life. It sounds really awesome.
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Date: 2012-03-26 06:03 pm (UTC)It's definitely true that every body has exercise that feels more natural to it. I love the sensation of my body in water, but swimming with my head in the water is really hard on me, the breathing is hard and my body doesn't like pools or water pressure much in many different ways.
Weight lifting with free weights makes me want to crawl out of my skin. I know it's the stabilizer muscles that need the strengthening that are the reason for my discomfort, but I hate it so much, I have a hard time pressing on.
Where as dancing... I can dance for hours without getting bored. Sure I get exhausted but my body needs to bend and stretch and move in ways that are so varied that dance seems to be my ideal venue (and/or martial arts).
Anyway, I hear ya, and I think it's totally awesome that you are doing Run for Your Life. It sounds really awesome.