Dating someone who doesn't exercise

Not only did you ignore much of my post but you also believe in false things like a homeostatic set point for weight. You also have failed to explain how exercise prevents homeostasis issues.

You blew your troll cover on this post. Next time, don't play so dumb and it will be more believable. I don't understand why you would even troll about something so uninteresting and noncontroversial.

gggram wrote:

. I don't understand why you would even troll about something so uninteresting and noncontroversial.

Imaginary girls and relationships are a topic high on the list of the letsrun virgin trolls.

This could be the same guy that took the pic of the girl in the coffee shop and eventually had to flee his trolling post when sh*t got too real.

The answer is obvious. Frequent sex is good exercise. Try that for two weeks and report back if things don't get better.

Star wrote:

Dating a Non-athlete wrote:

She has a nice body and I was stunned to learn when I asked her if she exercises she said "never".

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This is exactly what you want in a woman.

A nice body without working out.

I would be more concerned with dating an athlete.

At some point, life gets busy and you work out less or not at all.

Those that used to work out all of the time need to keep it up or they get fatter quicker.

If her body is naturally good looking, she won't lose as much shape over time.

Exactly. Plus it's nice to be the athlete in the family and not have someone who feels competitive with you. Having dated an elite athlete before, and being one myself, it can be extremely stressful.

Dating a Non-athlete wrote:

I appreciated her honesty in having no desire to exercise but I don't know what to do with this one.

It's bad idea to date a type A female athlete who is actually not that fast. If you ever have the misfortune to train with the girl you are dating and you happen to be able to keep up with her easily when she is putting in lots of effort or else her pace is a lil too slow on those hard intervals, be prepared for tears, tantrums and lots of crying.

I especially found this with this american girl I was seeing for a year (I live in New Zealand), and she would always pack a big sad in workouts. Once on this run, she abused little kids who got in her way on the footpath, and packed a big sad.

So it sounds like you guys have completely different priorities when it comes to exercising/being active and if that is an important quality for your SO to share with you, then this may not work out. Unless you think she is going to change. I can just seeing this leading to more frustration down the road. I work in the healthcare field and many of my coworkers do not regularly exercise (despite knowing the health benefits), so it's not like she needs to be told or convinced to do it. It's tough..you can either give her more time if you think she will change her mind or just end it now and save yourself future frustration.

Positive Contribution wrote:

e hillary wrote:

When I asked sherpas of Nepal, 9 out of 10 of them said, "exercise? What is that?".

Well considering there entire life is based on climbing mountains they are incredibly fit. It's just not "exercise" its life.

In comparison, in the developed countries, some take the elevator for going up/down a few floors and get into a car to drive a quarter mile for a quart of milk, and then pay a hefty gym membership in order to work on a step-master and a treadmill. They call that "exercise".

Get her into yoga.

OP, you sound like a piece of work. There's no point discussing whether it's a crazy standard to only date people who exercise. You like what you like. But telling someone on a first date that they should exercise? Considering dating them in order to get them to exercise more?

Those are things a jerk would do.

Dude this post is pathetic. Who gives a flying eff when you're deep inside her? Sounds like she's good looking so just hit it man. I'm so sick of these posts where guys forget that, indeed, they do have something called a penis and that it can do used to get with girls. Trust me, if she's good enough in bed, you'll quit philosophizing and get focused on the rest of your life.

She's hot now at 24. No exercise means a lot of fat and love handles at 50. Pannus city baby. I'd give it a try to adjust her lifestyle habits but it may be a low yield proposition.

I understand people saying I should be casual and not worry about long-term compatibility at the moment. I agree with this assessment. The problem is I respect this girl too much as a person to keep her in the dark.

Two potential strategies I've considered:

1. Invite her on a date to walk my dog.

2. Take her out bowling, shoot pool, or something competitive in nature. Escalate the situation to making a bet that whoever wins has to do something for the other person. My bet would be a sporty date, e.g., gym date, rock climbing, nature hike, etc.

If she rejects a sporty date, then I'll tell her I'm doubting our long-term compatibility because we don't share the same interests. If she expresses interest in becoming more athletic I'll suggest showing her the ropes and even make suggestions that fit her past experiences, e.g., Zoomba.

If none of this works I will then suggest entering a casual relationship without long-term expectation from one another. Perhaps that's what she's looking for anyway.

This is the best I have to offer. Thanks for everyone's input!

I met my wife 40 years ago and she's never exercised. She's about 115 lbs at 5 foot 3 and in her mid 50's. She's never cared that I have run up to 100mpw and I've never cared that she didn't exercise.

If you're really into each other you'll give as much of a crap about this issue as we did.

Dating a Non-athlete wrote:

This is the best I have to offer.

you're going to need to step it up a notch, boy

That's next to nothing fyi.

cff wrote:

[quote]Dating a Non-athlete wrote:

Diet can produce all of the important health benefits that exercise can.

That goes double for you. If you aren't running competitively, there's no reason to exercise an hour per day.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Do you seriously believe this? I really hope you are trolling. If not, I weep for the future.

Explain to me how diet will stimulate production of collateral vessels to promote flood flow and circulation. Explain to me how diet will stimulate insulin-independent glucose entry into cells for diabetics. Explain to me how diet will stimulate cardiac cell mitochondrial biogenesis and strengthen sodium-potassium pumps to lessen the severity of a myocardial infarction. Or are those not important health benefits?

"Health" isn't all about body weight, which is what it seems most of the people here think it is.

I know plenty of women that have active lifestyles and work out. Yet to me they still look out of shape. She'll be the type that probably looks good for most her life and not have to run a step. Stop being so crazy. Anyways the trend is most women get into active living once they hit 30. According to my social media.

Avg. 30 y.o. lady Facebook status:

"Ran my first color run 5k marathon today. #Winning #fitlife #getit #cantstopwontstop"