Are you the most active person you know?

RealWorldStrengthLLC
RealWorldStrengthLLC Posts: 552 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
The title says it all...

I actually just realized this reading another thread. I have a couple cousins who lift and a few other family members out there that do active things but in my immediate family and social circle, I am by far the most active one. Curious how others on here stack up.
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  • sammidelvecchio
    sammidelvecchio Posts: 791 Member
    I probably log the most hours per week exercising out of everyone I know, but I only walk so it takes me more time to burn those calories. I also hike on the weekends quite often and I don't know anyone who gets outside activity as much as I do. I have a friend who does circuit training classes that I'd probably consider more active than me, but i'm definitely up there.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Absolutely not.
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    Nope

  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,988 Member
    Nope. I do an hour of cardio a day but I have friends who are triathletes. I even have friends whose retired parents do long distance competitions who have training regimes more strenuous than mine.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Not by a long shot. Mom is the most active person I know. She can't sit still and has to find some kind of work to do. Followed by my sister who likes all kinds of sports. I'm lazy. I do move a lot, but I would choose inactivity most of the time given the choice. Lucky I like food, which motivates me to keep moving.
  • candylilacs
    candylilacs Posts: 614 Member
    No! I have a friend who swims about five miles a day, and hikes.
  • RealWorldStrengthLLC
    RealWorldStrengthLLC Posts: 552 Member
    I'm not even THAT active, I just lift or cycle an hour a day and have hobbies like snowboarding and hiking and what not. And I work a moderate labor job.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Definitely not. My brother just completed the Breck Epic, a 6-stage bike race in and around Breckenridge, CO. It's not exactly flat terrain around there so some stages are pretty tough. He trained for 6 months, but aside from that, he has a very active mountaineering lifestyle. His SO does ultra marathons. One cousin has done a couple marathons, and another plays tennis regularly (she's super fit). My daughter was a nationally ranked youth rock climber (2-3 hr workouts 6 days/wk) until she went to college, and she is still pretty active. Actually, all 3 daughters in college get lots of steps just getting to class before doing any intentional exercise. I'm super consistent with my exercise regimen, but it adds up to only 1h-1.5 hr/day max (and not all at the same time). I sit/recline a lot for the remaining 23 hrs. Teachers, retail workers, restaurant workers... there are a lot of jobs that require a lot more activity than I get daily. So for me - no.
  • peachvine29
    peachvine29 Posts: 400 Member
    Friends: No. I have a friend who is is probably around the same as me active-wise, sometimes it's me more active, sometimes it's her. This weekend we went to two yoga classes together, she actually went to two more (two classes each day!). My boyfriend likes to run, we ran two miles together on Saturday and then he went trail running for ten miles after that while I did yoga.

    Family: Yes! My sister is usually pretty active but has been pregnant the last 2/4 years, or raising a baby. Other than that my family does not really work out or prioritize fitness/health. Mom, dad, stepmom, and stepsisters all smoke, don't try to eat too healthy.
  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    Yes, my family is fairly sedentary, my husband is on the same program i am so I would say were equal. Most my friends are not that active besides walking on occasion.
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,363 Member
    Not even close. I live in a state where outdoor life is popular all year round. Hiking, biking, skiing, and who knows what else are huge. I do none of those things. I do my time at the gym and depending on the season and the pollen levels, may take a walk or something, but that’s about it for me.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Probably, give or take a little. Maybe a tie.

    I work remotely, some of my coworkers are probably about as active as me but in different ways. Runners, mostly.

    Among those whom I am close to physically, definitely.
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,024 Member
    Im 54 and my sister who is in her 60s runs circles around me, but I am catching up ;)
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    No, not at all. And that's even if we don't count rowing friends who do more non-rowing activities than I do. According to Strava, one of my previous professors averaged 9 hours a week on the bike over the past month and I know that's not counting all of his commutes (~1 hour each way).
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    Not even close. Not in a million years.

    I have friends whose idea of a 'holiday' is to trail the TdF and ride the stages a week behind, others who regularly participate in running festivals and their holiday destination is dictated on which cities marathon have accepted their application, and still others who are either in the gym lifting, cooking food to help fuel their time in the gym or talking about what they did during their last gym session and what they plan for their next gym session.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I’m a beginner sprint triathlete. So no, lots of training buddies are far more active than me.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,557 Member
    I row on water or spin daily in season, plus some other more random active stuff, but I know a couple of people in their 70s & 80s who do more (and they're not toddling through it either, trust me). And that's not even getting into 20- to 60-something friends who are crossfitters, fitness instructors by occupation, triathletes, distance cyclists, daily swimmers, . . . .

    Me the most active person I know? Haha, no. Not even the most active kinda old person I know. :lol:
  • mcemino2
    mcemino2 Posts: 427 Member
    Absolutely more active than anybody I know. Even the ones that are active don't come close.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    If I don't include people I know who play professional sports or who works in a sports or a physically active field full-time, I'm definitely the most active person that I know.

    I have a very sedentary job, but I workout daily sometimes twice a day and log in around 30 miles per week (3 - 5 miles per day) fitness walking - not steps and I do all other kinds of physical activity (classes, random bodyweight work, Youtube/fitness DVD's etc.)
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Yeah I am pretty much am... :smiley:
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    I am by far the most active of my blood relatives. I hadn't thought of this till you posed the question. Maybe it's a stretch, but it could be said that I have raised myself above my circumstances. My husband is more active though, as are most of my friends. Maybe it could be said that I choose wisely.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,022 Member
    Excluding mfp people, yes, quite easily. No one in my circle or family are interested in exercising.
  • LisaTcan
    LisaTcan Posts: 410 Member
    I used to be pre-kids (cycled 100-200K a week, plus walked 10K a day and weight trained 4x a week). But now with a baby and a three year old I don't get anywhere near as much exercise. My 68 year old father swims 2500 meters every day.
  • sammidelvecchio
    sammidelvecchio Posts: 791 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    This seems like a humble brag. What does it matter if I’m more active than others around me? My fitness and health are just for me and to ensure I’m healthy for my family.

    It's very interesting to read that so many people are having success in weight loss without being insanely physically active because diet culture tells us we have to work out everyday and eat nothing but cabbage soup to lose weight.

    It was also nice for me to think about because I always am hard on myself these days because the only exercise I can do regularly is walking. But after coming to this post, I realized that even if it's just walking, I put in more hours of purposeful physical exercise than anyone I know, and that gave me a little boost of confidence to keep going. It reminded me how dedicated I am and how much I am willing to put into this to get to a healthier weight. Kinda like the old saying it doesn't matter how fast you go, just keep going :)

    It also makes me see how many others are surrounded by super active people and how inspiring that must be. As a former collegiate athlete, I had always been extremely active and always around athletes but now not so much. It would be nice to try and make friends that could inspire me to try new activities to broaden the ways I can burn some extra calories.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    This seems like a humble brag. What does it matter if I’m more active than others around me? My fitness and health are just for me and to ensure I’m healthy for my family.

    I think it is useful to see if those who are successful have people around them that are active and successful, or if they are the oddball in their social group, or somewhere in between.
  • maybe1pe
    maybe1pe Posts: 529 Member
    I would say, yes I am the most active person I know in my own personal circle. Huh, never thought about it.
  • PennyP312
    PennyP312 Posts: 161 Member
    As far as intentional exercise, yes. By far.
    (Not friends/family with any athletes, marathoners, etc.)

    But I know so many people that are just generally more active, as in they can’t sit still at all, always have projects/housework, go for long walks/hikes etc.

    Aside from about 450-500 minutes of workouts per week, I’m relatively inactive.

    Not sure if that answers the question 🤪
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    This seems like a humble brag. What does it matter if I’m more active than others around me? My fitness and health are just for me and to ensure I’m healthy for my family.

    I was thinking the same thing.

    Or, more precisely, I was thinking that if you're the active person you know, your friends are probably just pretty sedentary.

    My activity level matches what the OP said hers is, if not higher. I'm by *far* not the most active person I know. I have friends who are professional runners and running coaches, highly trained swimmers, and fitness instructors. They could smoke my *kitten* any day of the week.

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