What's your favorite exercise?

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  • troytroy11
    troytroy11 Posts: 180 Member
    Power jumps and any kind of dance
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,519 Member
    Cycling
  • alexisslolypop
    alexisslolypop Posts: 4,593 Member
    Smith machine and running
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 33,954 Member
    renae161 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Rowing, on the water - those long, skinny boats like in the Olympics. Only mine goes slower. (Hey: I'm doin' OK. I'm old, and I started late!)

    Hey, there's nothing wrong with starting late. As long as you know your limits and are being safe about it, then I say that's great for you. It's better late then never. There was a little old man who was in his 70's in my yoga classes.

    My yoga class was mainly a bunch of mid 20 year-olds and early 30 year-olds. He did just fine. He couldn't do every move as fast as other's, but he did some moves that not even most of the men in our classes could do.You'd be surprised what some people can do despite their age or looks.

    What is this "limits" of which you speak? ;)

    (Signed) Ann T., Age 60.

    P.S. An 81-year-old took our club's learn-to-row class. He did fine.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Squats
    And dog walking
  • luluinca
    luluinca Posts: 2,899 Member
    I don't think we have limits because of age, we have limits because of desire and commitment!

    At 66, I lift weights, run, swim and hike. My favorite is dead lifts above anything else and also leg press, I'm up to 470 lbs right now so yeah I like that a lot.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Running for sure! When you spends weeks at a time unable to even walk, being able to run when you can feels like freedom and a defiant victory!
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Log press.
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    Does bouncing in the ocean mixed with intermittent swimming count? Cuz that's my favorite. Hiking second. Deadlifts third.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Cardio: Boxing
    Lifting: Back squats and deadlift
  • ___sthach
    ___sthach Posts: 11 Member
    Back exercises! I don't know what it is but it just feels sooo good when my back is sore Lol
  • renae161
    renae161 Posts: 334 Member
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    Does bouncing in the ocean mixed with intermittent swimming count? Cuz that's my favorite. Hiking second. Deadlifts third.

    I say that anything you consider a workout and you really enjoy it, then yes. You could even lift 5lb weights as your favorite exercises. It's really what you enjoy the most that is still considered exercise and a challenge for you personally.
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    ___sthach wrote: »
    Back exercises! I don't know what it is but it just feels sooo good when my back is sore Lol

    Hurts so good, eh?
  • LiftingLillan
    LiftingLillan Posts: 4 Member
    edited October 2016
    Walking, swimming & lifting.. :smile:
  • renae161
    renae161 Posts: 334 Member
    edited October 2016
    Oh man, I've had that experience before where it hurt so good doing ab workouts. It was like a cooling effect on my abdominal area as it was happening. It didn't burn, or feel like it was aching, no I mean it felt like I had thrown on some of those cooling gel packs on my stomach. A bit sore, but so good.
  • gojaqs
    gojaqs Posts: 471 Member
    Anything Aqua.
    https://youtu.be/EFHbBVTfCDE
  • OhMyGodAreAllUsernamesTaken
    OhMyGodAreAllUsernamesTaken Posts: 16 Member
    Indoor bike definitely, mostly because it is very much fun, it's great cardio and I have one at home so I can watch movies or tv series while I ride and that makes time pass faster :)
  • MlleKelly
    MlleKelly Posts: 356 Member
    Spinning with a good instructor at my local YMCA.
    Hiking in Ireland.
    Biking in France.
    Anything that works the lats...
    Most lifting.

    But my favorite of all time? ...BIKRAM YOGA!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Walking, swimming, TRX squat row
  • renae161
    renae161 Posts: 334 Member
    OhMyGodAreAllUsernamesTaken wrote: »
    Indoor bike definitely, mostly because it is very much fun, it's great cardio and I have one at home so I can watch movies or tv series while I ride and that makes time pass faster :)

    I love your username lol
  • butterbuns123
    butterbuns123 Posts: 150 Member
    Skwaats right now
  • Cerealsensei
    Cerealsensei Posts: 1,625 Member
    No better feeling than hitting a punching bag for me
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Lifting - incline dumbbell rows and barbell hack squats

    Cardio - walking
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    edited October 2016
    Deadlifts <3
  • saphin
    saphin Posts: 246 Member
    Cycling, though I recently restarted rowing dragon boat so that comes a very close second.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,519 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Cycling

    Followed by hiking ... then walking ... then rowing/canoeing.
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    edited October 2016
    I can't pick one! Cycling is seasonal, running, squats, push-ups, dead lifts, HIIT class, yoga!
  • amyf2000
    amyf2000 Posts: 44 Member
    Figure skating!!!
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    edited October 2016
    i really like overhead press. just like doing it, even when i'm not doing it with a whole heap of weight. but i pay for liking the press in being incapable of squatting with anything approaching comfort. if i had my druthers about which one came 'naturally' i probably would choose to give up the press and be a squatter instead.

    deadlifts would be my second pick, and i'd choose them over the press if it was 'you can only do one lift ever, for the rest of your life.'

    on the cardio side, i'm really attached to my bikes. i actually see the appeal of running, but i've never been able to do it for long without hurting myself.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    Swimming. Don't feel myself sweating. No impact on my arthritic feet.

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