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The only difference is the hamster doesn’t pretend the morning run was enjoyable

Many runners do enjoy running.

Like every sport, it’s not for everyone. If you don’t enjoy running you don’t have to do it.

I personally find the easy runs relaxing for the brain, and not taxing on the body, and the hard runs are quite fun.

Most sports have a habituation threshold you need to overcome so it becomes an enjoyable habit. Running is probably one the steepest imho.

Gym is the steepest. Three years in and I still hate it.

Each to their own, but I think free weights is the easiest activity where you get to feel tangible progress from doing it.

You move weight around, later you move the same around a bit more (yay!), or move a heavier weigh around (yay!).

You get to really know what your body is capable of.