Maybe we should start a club, Emily....
The thing is, the sports I hated as a kid are not lifetime fitness actiities that require endurance. Although I struggled to learn to ride a bike (I was 9), I always loved it and felt competent. But I never knew I had good endurance until the aerobics craze kicked in. I tried running briefly in the late 70s, but gave myself shin splints, so never thought of just trying better shoes! I got fit so fast that after just a couple of years, I was a certified instructor teaching 7 classes a week. What a crazy time. My gym teachers are laughing from their graves, as I was the kid who was assigned to "Flab lab" when I flunked the President's Fitness Test. That test, was skill related and the only thing I could pass was the running. I will never hit a ball or get a basketball in the hoop. Flab lab was actually endurance and core work. I was not happy at being there, but I do remember feeling quite fit when it was over.