I know a lot of people like it, but it’s not nearly as common as it is in other animals. All other animals I can think of actively seek out and enjoy things like running, jumping ect. It seems to come naturally and be painless while for us it takes training and pushing through pain. Why? How? Does it hurt them too but they don’t care or?
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Perhaps domesticated pets (especially dogs and cats) might like “exercising” as part of play, but any wild animal out in nature is doing its best to not waste any more calories than necessary to support its life. Even the “play” of young wild animals is actually training for the future rather than exercise for its own sake.
As for humans, perhaps most people hate certain exercises, but probably nearly everyone could find some form of exercise they actually enjoy. I dislike just running, but I have no problem running several kilometers in a soccer game.
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