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Favorite Type of Exercise and Why?

Posts: 34 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey all, I´m interested in hearing what your favorite types of exercises are and what you love about them. Looking to try some new workouts to spice things up. Feel free to share!! :drinker:

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  • Posts: 2,640 Member
    Weightlifting 100% favorite lift: Deadlift

    I love feeling like a badass and seeing improvements in my muscle tone and body composition. Wouldn't trade it for any other exercise, ever.
  • Posts: 70 Member
    My favorite is Zumba with a class. Its like a party and everybody is messing up so no one cares.
  • Posts: 1,593 Member
    circuit training or swimming or HIIT or HIIT swimming - most results in the quickest amount of time.
  • Posts: 1,593 Member
    Weightlifting 100% favorite lift: Deadlift

    I love feeling like a badass and seeing improvements in my muscle tone and body composition. Wouldn't trade it for any other exercise, ever.

    ^best lift!

    2nd would be pull ups



    -tackling tons of muscle groups at once is BAD@$$
  • Posts: 8 Member
    Boxing, because hitting stuff is fun
  • Posts: 423 Member
    Martial arts (specifically: Brazilian Jiujitsu). It's the perfect combination of high intensity (sparring) and low intensity (technique practice), it's quite social, it is practical and useful, and it makes me more coordinated and conscious of what my body parts are doing.
  • Posts: 56 Member
    Walking my dog. I've my favorite part of the day. It's not the best toning/calories wise, but it relaxes me and is easy for me to do. :)
  • Posts: 1,593 Member
    Martial arts (specifically: Brazilian Jiujitsu). It's the perfect combination of high intensity (sparring) and low intensity (technique practice), it's quite social, it is practical and useful, and it makes me more coordinated and conscious of what my body parts are doing.

    this is a really really good one - it will absolutely drain you even the most fit person in only a few mins as well... especially jiujitsu
  • Kickboxing is my fave. Great workout full of sweat, aggression, and waking me up!
  • Posts: 363 Member
    It is way too hard for me to only pick one because I am kind of a wokroutaholic. Running most definitely is a big one of my favorites because you feel so amazing afterwards. I would also say though kickboxing is one of my favorites because it makes me feel powerful and strong. Weight lifting and circuit training though are also really great. Basically anything that will result in me being in a puddle of sweat and having mixed feelings afterwards of wanting to pass over and sleep for hours and wanting to do it all over again!
  • Posts: 807 Member
    Burpees...

    said no one ever.

    In all seriousness, I get the best exercise rush (endorphines, yay) from high intensity cardio. None specifically. Just any high intensity.
  • Running. I love the endorphins I get after a run, and it feeds into my competitive side too with races, which is a bonus.
  • Posts: 215 Member
    Weightlifting 100% favorite lift: Deadlift

    I love feeling like a badass and seeing improvements in my muscle tone and body composition. Wouldn't trade it for any other exercise, ever.

    ^this, but right now squats are my favorite!
    Try all the new things and whatever you enjoy enough to stick with will be the best! I always went the cardio route, thought you "had" to. Zumba, jazzercise, dvd's etc, while fun, were just not doing it for me. And running, no thanks, not for me.
    Did some reading and research and the first time I lifted heavy was my ah ha moment! Loved that badass feeling and the endorphins, and the rush, and the power and it was love at first lift! I supplement with HIIT workouts for 30 minutes 2-3x per week.
  • Posts: 51 Member
    Sleeping... 400 cal in 8 hrs...

    Lifting weights is my favorite, because I don't get bored.
  • Posts: 34 Member
    Awesome guys!! Thanks for the info, you guys rock!! :flowerforyou:
  • Posts: 2,130 Member
    Cycling and running. Both get me outside, and they can be strenuous if I want and relatively easy when I need a break from intense workouts.

    Cycling is also just a lot of fun. I get to explore the surrounding area just by riding out of my driveway, and I live in an area with lots of hills that offer a challenge going up and then a thrill riding down, especially on twisty gravel roads; it's like a roller coaster without all the safety equipment.
  • Posts: 291 Member
    I am currently in love with T25 - I guess that is considered HIIT? I just love that it's only 25 minutes but it kicks my bootie and I can easily get it in before I have to do anything else each day so I am sure to get it done.

    I just started C25K and I am enjoying that also. I can see myself someday really enjoying running which says a lot because before starting this program I NEVER ran, the last time I ran was in high school gym class in 10th grade so about 20 years ago!
  • Posts: 963 Member
    Weightlifting especially the deadlift, it makes me want to go RAAWWWRRR!!!!! I love pull ups too just because I used to suck so badly at them and now I don't. I love my crossfit workouts as well just because they are great for cardio, I sweat like a pig and they are always different and challenging.
  • Posts: 596 Member
    Kettlebells.

    I can't get to the gym to lift.
    House is too small and old for me to lift here.

    I can get my cardio and some strength in at the same time this way.
  • Posts: 216 Member
    Burpees...

    said no one ever
    .

    In all seriousness, I get the best exercise rush (endorphines, yay) from high intensity cardio. None specifically. Just any high intensity.

    :laugh:
  • Posts: 216 Member
    I am loving the workouts on FitnessBlender.com

    Did a low-impact hiit today, 10 exercises, 50 secs on/10secs off, 3 rounds. Was dripping halfway through.
  • Posts: 1,195 Member
    Weights or circuit training. As long as there is some rock playing, I am in \m/!!!
  • Posts: 965 Member
    Weightlifting 100% favorite lift: Deadlift

    I love feeling like a badass and seeing improvements in my muscle tone and body composition. Wouldn't trade it for any other exercise, ever.

    SAME! :drinker:
  • Posts: 1,585 Member
    Right now my favorite workout is Zumba. I sweat like crazy, it is so much fun, burns tons of calories and I can feel it in my legs.

    The weird thing is I absolutely love lifting, but I am not a part of a gym and lift dumbbells at home. My motivation is not all that there when doing it at home vs if I was in a gym. Not sure why that is. Hopefully I can change my attitude about that around. It feels great after doing squats and deadlifts.

    Tonight I did step aerobics for the first time and I think that my become a regular workout for me too. It was KILLER!!
  • Posts: 1,437 Member
    Swimming, because it's damn hot here !
    Second choice. Golfing.
    Third. Lifting small weights for my arms.
  • Posts: 1,842 Member
    Lifting weights, cos it makes me feel like a real badass - its also produced the biggest changes in my body to date.
  • Posts: 46 Member
    Kickboxing- I feel like a badass punching and kicking stuff
  • Posts: 1,999 Member
    in for deadlift! because i'm good at it and i feel like a lady beast when i do it
  • Posts: 2,833 Member
    Sex, for obvious reasons.
  • Posts: 704 Member
    Roller blading as it gets me outside and is fun and you burn a lot of calories. Weightlifting, preferably squats and running with my dogs.
    Stef.
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