What workouts have you loved and hated?

[Anonymous]

I’ve loved
- orange theory
- Zumba (with a great instructor)
- running groups

I’ve hated
- solid core (my #1 really hated)
- barre
- working out with a trainer (just hate either standing in silence or making small talk between sets)

Everything else has been in the middle

Just curious what other people have loved and hated

[Anonymous]

Hate treadmills, super boring and feels awful

Love trail running and various sports (volleyball, ultimate, tennis, basketball)

Hate doing but love the benefits: pilates

[Anonymous]

HA!! My list is EXACT opposite of your OP.

[Anonymous]

Love yoga, pickle ball, hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, long walks, light weight lifting

Hate everything else especially running.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HA!! My list is EXACT opposite of your OP.

Ha! I don’t think I’ve ever been as pissed off during a workout as when I tried solid core - it reminded me of holding a pencil and writing until your hand cramped up, over and over and over. Whyyyyyy is that necessary (I don’t mean it’s not a good workout, just not for me!)

[Anonymous]

Love:
Pilates reformer
Running
Skiing

Hate:
Mat Pilates
Working with a trainer
Dance fitness
Anything that requires skill where I’m in a team (like ultimate- I’m terrible at it and just apologize to team members the whole time)

[Anonymous]

Love love love boxing.
Hate the treadmill and leg days(but still do that).

[Anonymous]

Love: Pilates, yoga and walking.

Hate: everything else.

[Anonymous]

One thing I have realized is I hate chain places that do classes. They are so formulaic, sales oriented, and impersonal.

The local small businesses are much better IMO.

[Anonymous]

Love: Cycling, running, indoor cycling, and indoor running on my Peloton tread+

Hate: Swimming

[Anonymous]

Love:
zumba (with a great, high intensity instructor)
bodypump
HIIT classes
boxing
walking on the treadmill doing incline intervals (NO HANDS, PEOPLE)
hiking outdoors (with hills and elevation)

Hate:
both mat and reformer pilates
barre
running groups (I run, but only solo)
pickleball just annoys the F out of me

[Anonymous]

I love walking outdoors in the woods.
Back in the 90s I loved the step aerobics class I went to with a friend. Pretty sure no gyms do those anymore.
Swimming laps. I always feel good after that.

Pretty much hate anything that makes me feel like I’m dying

[Anonymous]

Love:
Running (usually alone but I'm good with 1-2 others)
F45
Orange Theory
Working with a trainer

Hate:
Running groups
Pure Barre
Pilates
Body Pump
Yoga
Any class where the instructor talks incessantly. I'm there to work out not socialize=

Dislike but will do:
Swimming only because I suck at it but love the feeling when you're done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HA!! My list is EXACT opposite of your OP.

Ha! I don’t think I’ve ever been as pissed off during a workout as when I tried solid core - it reminded me of holding a pencil and writing until your hand cramped up, over and over and over. Whyyyyyy is that necessary (I don’t mean it’s not a good workout, just not for me!)

I love it, because I felt the same way at OT! Too funny :)

[Anonymous]

Love: Step aerobics. To date the best workout of my life. Especially double step.
Old school high-low aerobics.
Yoga vinyasa/sivananda/yin

Hate: there's not a lot but I know that I don't want to explain my body's quirks to a trainer so I have never done personal training
I don't love most kick-boxing
Pilates--all the counting reminds me of high school PE