Are you actively having fun while working out? (Maybe with ADHD too?)

I already have some issues working out (pain during it/ bad pain resistance? Idk how I should call it) and I NEVER in my life actually felt JOY working out.

Do you guys who work out regularly have FUN? Is it a thing I don’t feel bc I have no motivation and just try to force myself? I tried to listen to music while I’m on the treadmill for example but it’s just SO BORING. And it doesn’t feel stimulating at all. I tried watching tv shows on my phone while on the treadmill and it’s still not entertaining at all I just can’t work out and do squats and think „I’m having so much fun right now“

I have thoughts like „omg this is unbearable I hate it so much I can’t wait for these 2 more reps until I’m finally done omg I feel so miserable“ so I’m wondering how it feels to others if you’re actually „entertained“ by working out.

It’s supposed to release dopamine hormones I think but I don’t really feel that dopamine hit. At all. I have adhd too and I don’t know if that might be the cause since ppl with adhd have a bad dopamine regulation and they tend to go more to easy solutions to get the dopamine hit and long term goals or sometimes even the simplest tasks don’t hit and don’t give you the dopamine as supposed to.

I do feel pain too while working out. Not just tension in the muscles but really bad pain in my core muscles for example trying to do push ups. Can’t breathe in or out going up doing that exercise as recommended for example because I hold in my breath and can’t neither breathe in nor out cuz I feel the pain in that moment. So I don’t know if that might be a reason too.

I just can’t really „comprehend“ people having actively joy/fun during workouts and wonder if it’s normal or not. Maybe ppl feel fun AFTER because they’re proud of themselves to have achieved something?

I’d love to hear if you guys really work out for the „love of the game“ and if it’s really something enjoyable or if you rather feel the joy and happiness and fun once you’re done with the workout plan