..for most people, especially those who don’t do enough of it. Why does it ‘feel bad’ and is hard to do psychologically?
In: Biology
You kind of answered your own question when you said “when you are not used to it”, and the answer is exactly that, and it is called conditioning…
Physical condition is the body attaining fitness through adaptation and improving. Doing something we are not accustomed to, or which makes us uncomfortable is painful, and our brains will fight us on it (physiological aspect).
A 10k run would be terrible for someone who is overweight and has not run a 10k before or done any physical exercise.
That person would need to attain the fitness and conditioning to reach that distance, by building up cardio (heart) and vascular (lung) endurance, along with muscle and ligament strengthening and weight loss, eventually becoming competent.
The body will adapt to such a point that the 10k would no longer be uncomfortable and psychologically, it would become enjoyable.
Latest Answers