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Does anyone actually enjoy working out? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by aCosmicWave@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I can imagine people having fun getting lost in the flow of playing a competitive sport. I've also heard some people experience a post-workout high. But does anyone actually feel pleasure in the moment while lifting weights, jogging, cycling, etc?

If so... what does it feel like? Is there anything the rest of us can do to cultivate such a mindset?

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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's incredible how the internet can connect people who come from different planets like this.

I mean yeah, if food is more bitter than it is sweet then it's unpleasant to me (even the darkest chocolate has a lot of sugar) but that still doesn't directly stimulate pain receptors like capsaicin does at any level. Very low levels of "heat" (pain) are indeed tolerable to me, but No level above zero is more enjoyable than zero, for any type of food.

I also don't understand that concept of "too sweet" (for things that should be sweet, I am not talking about pizza for example). The only thing that stops me from just buying sugar in bulk and eating bowls of it at a time is concern for my health/teeth. (Which of course is a strong concern, and so far has managed to keep me from being diabetic)

[–] Hunter2@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if all of their drinks are like that, but my only experience with Starbucks was one of their holiday drinks and I could only drink 1/3 of it because it was so sweet that it was nauseating.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile it disappoints me that their whipped cream isn't sweet enough...