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The purpose of exercise is...

baisleac
baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
...[fill in the blank folks].
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  • gingerfoxxx
    gingerfoxxx Posts: 267 Member
    to enable occasional cupcake consumption.

    (hey, i'm no role model!)
  • irongirl73
    irongirl73 Posts: 98 Member
    consume more calories and have a break from the kids (if the gym has childcare!).
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    To keep me from turning to flab (We older folks have to really watch this!)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,151 Member
    to confuse people..............................so instead they hire me as their trainer and I pave the road to success for them!!!
  • Laceylala
    Laceylala Posts: 3,094 Member
    So that I can sweat and occassionaly flip off and cuss out Tony Horton :drinker:
  • inotnew
    inotnew Posts: 218 Member
    to enable occasional cupcake consumption.
    this works for me :love:
  • mags2504
    mags2504 Posts: 275
    To earn the treats I like. If I don't earn them I don't have them. (anymore). Before MFP I would just have them and that is why I was 28lb heavier than i am now.
  • AllieB
    AllieB Posts: 73
    To sweat it out! I'm not gonna lie actually making myself do it isn't the fun part, but when it's over you feel good about yourself!
  • Eleisabelle
    Eleisabelle Posts: 365
    To get outside, to have fun, to get strong and fast and energetic.
  • skinnyminimoni
    skinnyminimoni Posts: 201
    ...to transform my body from the one I have now into the one I want.
  • BOGmama2010
    BOGmama2010 Posts: 599 Member
    to be fit! Who wants to be skinny but can't run or do a push-up? I lift heavy and I train hard in cardio. I WANT RESULTS!
  • fleaglebeagle
    fleaglebeagle Posts: 21
    ....two fold. 1) Do a sport/activity YOU ENJOY and 2) keep trim. For me... Swimming and walking the canine.
  • elsham
    elsham Posts: 549 Member
    To be able to say this and actually mean it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5HRzaOFhec
    and maybe do the dance too.
  • CraftyGirl4
    CraftyGirl4 Posts: 571 Member
    ...to feel better!
  • emmaNEEDSskinny
    emmaNEEDSskinny Posts: 317
    weight loss!
  • jbucci1186
    jbucci1186 Posts: 440 Member
    used to be to burn calories/lose weight, now it's because then i can EAT MORE lol
  • cjstrong
    cjstrong Posts: 54
    to maintain strength, burn calories and allow for more calories to consume!
  • TK421NotAtPost
    TK421NotAtPost Posts: 512 Member
    to improve your life in countless ways.
  • Black_Swan
    Black_Swan Posts: 770 Member
    feeling self confident, overcoming yourself, looking great naked, shocking old friends!
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    ... to torturously transform this body into one I am more proud of and slow down the aging process.

    Oh, and the cupcake thing :bigsmile:
  • titletown
    titletown Posts: 377 Member
    For overall health and to feel like I'm 49 and not 72 like I used to!
  • velix
    velix Posts: 437 Member
    to get the body and confidence I used to have. And a few side benefits: no more back / ankle problems and eating w/o guilt.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    ...to look good nekkid!
  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    to keep my body feeling its best!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    ... to make me very happy about being 39. I'd kick my skinny younger self's *kitten*!

    1998.jpg
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    to be healthy, fit enough to mountain bike, snow board, play rugby (fun things) without dying. To have extra energy all day. AND too look good and have better sex.
  • mnsmith83
    mnsmith83 Posts: 128
    have a break from the kids (if the gym has childcare!).


    amen! Love my 2 hours a day at the gym!
  • sdgirl22
    sdgirl22 Posts: 225 Member
    to punch dance out my rage in a wooden glen.
  • darkrider42
    darkrider42 Posts: 5,507 Member
    Mostly to kill time until I get to eat again.

    Secondly, cuz I adore the endorphin rush so much and my wife says I get really effing crabby if I miss more than a day or two in a row.
  • AnaNotBanana
    AnaNotBanana Posts: 963 Member
    Because you're a girl after my own heart....to be strong enough to survive the zombie apocalypse. And to be able to shop in regular stores.
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