Exercise that doesn't suck?
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Do you belong to a gym? Try a few of the classes. I love the Boot Camp classes at my gym. I also belong to a kickboxing gym that I love. I go hiking almost every weekend too - hardly seems like exercise when you're out in beautiful nature.0
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Find something you do like. A half hour bike ride is perfect exercise. I do it every single chance I get.0
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Exercises that don't suck:
skateboarding
snowboarding
deadlifts
squats
bench press
overhead press
pull-ups
surfing
running (I disagree with you OP)
badminton
basketball
baseball/softball
ice skating
hockey
football
soccer
hiking
canoeing
kayaking
bicycling
martial arts
skiing
swimming
rock climbing
dancing
flying trapeze stunts
golf (if you walk and carry your clubs)
rollerblading
volleyball
wrestling
rugby
water polo
just to name a few, I'm sure I missed lots of them0 -
I enjoy so many forms of exercise that I don't have time to hate. I need more time in the week to do all of them, lol.0
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I LOVE 21 Day Fix, 21 Day Fix Extreme, and CIZE - only 30 minutes a day! I lost 16 lbs.0
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See this kitten (profile pic)? Feel free to punch it any time!-1
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I'm obsessed with jumping rope!0
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I love pilates. If I could I would paddleboard. I do enjoy running but have been known to walk also. Some people love zumba [I hate it]. I also enjoy spinning in the winter.0
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I hate running tried a bunch of different exercise until i found something i love doing .the result weight lifting and kickboxing.0
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Lift weights.0
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I hate cardio-so I don't do it. I run across the street when the light is going to change once in awhile and that's good enough for me. I love to lift, so I do that.0
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I walk and lift weights.0
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One thing I try to do is to incorporate exercise into my day rather than (or often, in addition to) "doing exercise".
In other words ... I walk as part of my commute to and from work and university. I have to get there somehow, and the walking is really quite pleasant.
I walk at lunch, often running errands. Today, for example, I have to dash out and buy tickets for a couple events, and I'll probably do a brisk walk and some window shopping while I'm out there.
I try to take the stairs up to the 5th floor where I work at least once a day. It's not much, but it is more exercise than riding the lift.
We've got a small grocery store not far from where we live, so if we run out of one or two items and don't really want to drive to the big grocery store, we'll walk down there and pick them up.
All these little things do help.0 -
My favorite exercise is lifting weights, not because of the calorie burn, but because I want to keep as much muscle mass as I can while eating at a deficit. It's also quite empowering. I can squat more than 1.25 x my body weight and deadlift even more than that!0
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Exercises that don't suck:
skateboarding
snowboarding
deadlifts
squats
bench press
overhead press
pull-ups
surfing
running (I disagree with you OP)
badminton
basketball
baseball/softball
ice skating
hockey
football
soccer
hiking
canoeing
kayaking
bicycling
martial arts
skiing
swimming
rock climbing
dancing
flying trapeze stunts
golf (if you walk and carry your clubs)
rollerblading
volleyball
wrestling
rugby
water polo
just to name a few, I'm sure I missed lots of them
Love your list but you missed running.0 -
Rowing (on the water, but I love it so much that I'll actually do rowing machine in winter, or other sorta boring forms of aerobic exercise to stay in shape for it, or lifting for the same reason . . . I even occasionally swim despite totally hating to swim because you need to be able to swim if you fall out of the rowing shell). Keep trying different things until you find something you love that much; it's out there.
I also like spin class, and bicycling, and I used to love Kung Fu (which dropped out of my life for reasons other than lack of loving it).0 -
What does and doesn't suck is totally your own definition. In order to maintain an active lifestyle, happily, you need to find so.ething you enjoy doing. Running isn't for everyone. Try a variety of things. You may find that you need to switch out your exercise in order not to becime bored.
I use a treadmill and have the TV or audio books for company. I also do yoga and Pilates and Leslie Sansone workouts. That combination works for me. Yours will likely be different.
Everything in moderation. You don't need to workout for hours at a time. Start with 20 or 30 minutes of some activity and add on as you get more fit. Break up your exercises throughout the day...a 20 minute walk, then 20 minutes of yoga, then 20 minutes of something else later on.
Good luck!
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I do spin twice a week, 3 days of weights sometimes I do legs, bums and tums or Zumba. Spin is my favourite but weights give me better results. I pay £16 for my gym membership I think it's reasonable0
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