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Swimming, but no time for that :(

Weight lifting 3x per week. It feels good, and I’m too lazy for cardio.

Les Mills metabolic strength conditioning and, machine-wise, nothing beats the Jacob's ladder

I love lifting weights and LISS like long slow bike rides or runs. Intervals suck but I do them because they're good for me. So I guess my answer is yes. If I had to pick a favorite it would be biking.

Weightlifting and stretching. I love reformers pilaties because it incorporates both.

People enjoy exercise?

Running and swimming.

Pickup sports. I can run all day playing football or basketball.

Since that isn't an actual option I have anymore, I mostly actually use an exercise bike. It's low impact and I can do it while my brain is occupied elsewhere. I'd like a rowing machine because it's a big full body power workout, but I have no room for one.

Pickleball.

Dancing, Aerobics, Jazzercise is my favorite. Because it is exactly complicated enough that I can turn my brain off and just dance. Running is so monotonous I can't stop thinking.

What I do now is yoga and lifting and walking, because that's what I have available here.

I'm mid 50-s and have never not worked out. Last time was yesterday, first time when I was maybe 7? Did different sorts of dance practice for a long time, then ran when that was the only possible workout, have to move physically or I get anxious.

I enjoy things when I have a sense of progression I think. So I most enjoy lifting because of that, and when I could, the novelty of strongman was great to mix in.

I used to swim all the time but I burned out on it. I was just adding mileage and I think the only thing that kept me going was the whole body exhaustion/relaxation afterwards. As well as buying myself some bone conducting earphones so I had something to listen to instead of my own thoughts!

Alongside lifting I walk and run around with my dog for nearly an hour a day. I love my dog but we go on the same tracks around the property all the time, so it would be even more monotonous without all the podcast I listen to. Right now she's a bit puppy-crazy, so training new things isn't as effective, which could make it more interesting. Plus there's no heel/agility training I can work on until she literally grows her joints.

I also kayak once or twice a month for a few days. I like it for both the adventure and the people I paddle with, even if it can feel a bit tiring being in a social situation for an extended amount of time. It's probably my most enjoyed activity quite easily.

Exercises that don't require equipment, just using your body. I like push-ups, squats, lunges, jumping jacks, but I love bicycle crunches, I just like how the burn feels when doing it.

I skateboard lol. It's quite fun just zooming through the streets.

CrossFit. Lots of varied movements and love throwing around some good sized weights.

Powerlifting. (Tldr: 1 repetition max in squat, bench press and deadlift).

I don't know why but I don't like endurance training, I find it very boring. So I do the extract opposite.

Swimming. It's the only time I can move fast and it doesn't hurt half my body. Running sucks as a tall fucker. My knees hate it.

Long walks, tricep pushdowns, bicep curls and leg press.