Favorite ‘non exercise’ exercise

Mslmesq
Mslmesq Posts: 1,000 Member
edited November 23 in Fitness and Exercise
I like to move and do stuff, but hate thinking of it as exercise. I’m looking for fun things that you do that burn calories, but you don’t necessarily think of as exercise.

I’ll start:

I like to hike, especially where there are nice views. And I enjoy skating. Both roller and ice.
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  • emmieems
    emmieems Posts: 27 Member
    Shopping!! Swimming, dog walking, or when I worked in a restaurant and was on my feet I stayed moving and it was fun
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    Basketball, volleyball
  • pogiguy05
    pogiguy05 Posts: 1,583 Member
    SCUUUUBA DIIIIVING
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    Cycling!

    Also walking ... I walk to run errands or go to the Botanical gardens or to take a look at the newest cruise ship to pull into port or whatever at lunch. Doesn't feel like exercise but it does feel like a nice break from work. :)
  • litoria
    litoria Posts: 239 Member
    I love kayaking - you get to chill out on the water, hand out with some amazing animals and before you know it, you've had a pretty good upper body and core workout
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,262 Member
    Welllll . . . I log on-water rowing as exercise, but I do it 'cos it's fun. :)
  • bebeisfit
    bebeisfit Posts: 951 Member
    Shoveling snow. Much more fun when it's sunny and mild. Sleet and sub zero days, not so fun.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    Golf, but you have to walk the course. Don't have to carry but must walk.
  • brig220
    brig220 Posts: 52 Member
    Biking, road or mountain, hiking, skiing.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Skiing. If I wear my Garmin when I'm doing it, it comes across here as a workout. But I don't really think of it as a workout.
  • KelGen02
    KelGen02 Posts: 668 Member
    Zumba... Its just dancing right :p
  • boehle
    boehle Posts: 5,062 Member
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    I mean...

    I was thinking of a way to state it LOL
  • Tayykisses
    Tayykisses Posts: 265 Member
    boehle wrote: »
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    I mean...

    I was thinking of a way to state it LOL

    Lol same...
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    Hiking, Running, Mountain Biking, Interacting with my dogs (wrestling/walking/running/training), volunteering at an outdoor bird rescue.
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    bebeisfit wrote: »
    Shoveling snow. Much more fun when it's sunny and mild. Sleet and sub zero days, not so fun.

    Shoveling snow while it is still falling and is absorbing sound so that hushed world sound predominates. For the win! If conditions were right I’d do it every night for the fun of it!
  • emcclure013
    emcclure013 Posts: 231 Member
    I love being outside doing anything... yard work, gardening, walking the dog, washing the car, you name it! Give me a beautiful day and I'll find something to do with it!
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    rybo wrote: »
    You snow shovelers are a strange, strange bunch. You are all welcome to come over and shovel my driveway.

    No kidding! I hate it.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    toxikon wrote: »
    rybo wrote: »
    You snow shovelers are a strange, strange bunch. You are all welcome to come over and shovel my driveway.

    No kidding! I hate it.

    I actually kind of like it too. My problem is it usually happens at inconvenient times - running late for work, can't get into the driveway at the end of the day, that kind of thing.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,262 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    toxikon wrote: »
    rybo wrote: »
    You snow shovelers are a strange, strange bunch. You are all welcome to come over and shovel my driveway.

    No kidding! I hate it.

    I actually kind of like it too. My problem is it usually happens at inconvenient times - running late for work, can't get into the driveway at the end of the day, that kind of thing.

    Absolutely. I like shoveling snow way more now that I'm retired vs. when I was working for a living.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Hiking, gardening, playing with my grandchildren, yard work, splitting firewood.
  • kdbulger
    kdbulger Posts: 396 Member
    I like walking around towns and local shopping districts.

    Also I used to take ballet as an adult. It was for fun but I quickly learned it was also a workout!
  • elizabethmcopeland
    elizabethmcopeland Posts: 167 Member
    helping people move (shh, don't tell my friends.)
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    Some people wouldn't think it is fun but I enjoy hanging my clothes on the clothesline to dry.

    folding laundry - same. also scrubbing bathtubs. i've got a cranky s houlder and i like the fine-control stuff that resembles the same kind of drill that you do for rehab. carrying groceries and laundry bags is good too.
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