I started doing cardio for a couple of months, 3 times a week (25 minutes a piece), it was annoying and i really didnt like but sure whatever i pushed through the boredom.
The REAL shit started when i actually worked out (we have workout machines in a nearby park), for almost 3 months im doing 20 minutes workout a day (5 times a week) and every. single. time. it feels like its getting more difficult to do than before.
I always heard stuff like “it gets better over time” or “your body just needs to get used to it”
but i dont feel anything like this, when im done i feel miserable thinking that i gotta do it again the next day, every single minute of workout i do feels so much longer than its actually is.
Im not silly(hopefully), i know how to workout probably, i made sure to look it up beforehand so as to not break my bones or something and the machines clearly describe with a manual printed ON them how to use them.
Is this it? is workout always gonna feel like shit? Am i just doing it wrong? Was the euphoria or adrenaline you are supposed to feel just a silly or or a thing i just dont get?
apologies is this is the wrong community i just dont feel like there is any else i wouldnt be like, laughed out of
I’m certainly no expert, but my guess is that working out 5 days a week, you’re not giving your muscles enough downtime between workouts to heal. Try backing it down to 3 days a week and see if that improves anything.
to be clear, 3 days, 20 minutes a pop?
I’d start there, yeah. If the exercise is getting harder, not easier, as the weeks go by, what you’re doing is too intense. Drop the frequency until it’s easier, then work your way back up to 5x a week if that’s your goal. If you really want to do 5x a week, then lower the weight/duration/whatever until it begins getting easier week by week. But remember- if you never rest, then your body can never recover. 5x a week is quite a lot to start out with.