Exercise is Boring

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Excellent idea. Seriously.

I recommend putting yourself through the 10 guided meditations (streaming audio/mp3 download) here: http://www.freemeditation.com/

The only trick I know to make exercise less boring is to pair it with another more enjoyable activity; music and TV are helpful for me.

Sometimes I even write while I am exercising, either out loud or on paper. I keep a notepad next to the treadmill that I can quickly pick up and jot down some phrases or sentences when they pop into my head.

Starkid are you asking a question or making a general statement regarding yourself? I'm confused as to whether there's a question in your post.

I think that I was just kind of ranting at the time, but advice is welcome.

OK, I'll give my thoughts:

There seems to be a general consensus in the culture that activities must be 'enjoyed'. It's a grave distraction, and a tyrannical injunction i.e. 'enjoy yourself'. If you can lose this idea, you'll be more free within yourself, as you'll create the possibility of an activity becoming more than a way of gaining pleasure.

We see this with attitudes to food i.e. 'I don't like how it tastes' - rather than seeing food as fuel - which is, in fact, very freeing - and a healthier way of seeing the process - one which normally produces better results for the body.

If I were you I'd consider viewing exercise the same way. Ultimately, who cares if you enjoy it? You'll probably grow to enjoy it.

Your resistance to not sticking with something possibly says more of your own personality than it does to the intrinsic worth of any activity in itself.

It has also been said 'There are no boring activities, only boring people' Again, viewing such activities as 'boring' probably speaks more of your own mind than it does of an activity - or trying to justify an activity to anyone.

Ultimately, you have a physical state of existence - irrespective of whether you like to view yourself as 'intellectual' or not. Should the physical state fall into disrepute, so will the mental state.

My own advice would be: stop putting so much emphasis on your emotional interpretation of an activity and simply 'get on with it'.

Try a different form of exercise, find something you enjoy. Adding music to pretty much any exercise helps a lot too with the enjoyment and motivational aspect.

Have you tried Climbing? It's exercise and a puzzle at the same time, also great anxiety therapy. Works for me