[fast5] Re: Is exercise necessary?

I have heard that exercise releases a pleasurable natural chemical into your brain that is similar to opiates, and that you can get "addicted" to exercise....

Me, I AM lazy, I have to force myself to exercise! I will exercise every day for two or three months, then slack for at least that long or longer, then force myself to start again....

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "April Morse" <april_murderdolls_22@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, Fast Fivers! I have yet another question, and I am just looking for general input/advice/points of view, not just the quote from the book. My question is, is exercise absolutely necessary?
>
> Before you think I'm being lazy, let me explain. For the last three years, I have exercised NONSTOP, and made it a daily/almost daily habit to get at least an hour at a time in. It hasn't helped much with my weight anyways, although I can't say it hasn't done ANYTHING for me. I truly love working out, but sometimes I feel. . .burnt out. I feel tired of it, and taking two-three days off at a time doesn't help. Right now, I have gone two weeks without a workout, and kind of liking the break. While doing Fast Five, I don't feel the need to really exercise like crazy to burn calories, because fasting already burns stored fat. I don't feel as guilty as I would if I were snacking all day. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, is this bad? Do you all go through the same things? What do you do to get at least 1/2 hour in a day?
>
> I also have a question regarding this on a more spiritual/philisophical level, if anyone cares to go here with me: Could fasting like this bring about a peace that enables me to not always feel the need to workout? Could this be my own way of 'healing' my obsession with exercise? Any thoughts on this?
>
> Thank you for any input!!
> April
>

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