What do you do for exercise?

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I like to go running.

Most mornings I do a regular routine of: 20 minutes on a Nordic track ski machine, some stretches, a bit of light weight lifting, sit ups. This usually take about 35 minutes.

A few times a week I go for an evening walk. My usual one was 2.3 miles but since I've recently moved, I need to find a new route. The one I like best right now is almost 4 miles but might be a bit much for regular walk.

I haven't biked much lately and last Saturday I wanted to get back to doing that so I did an easy 20 mile ride and ended up coming down with a cold immediately afterward. Still, I have to get back to biking 20 or 30 miles a couple times a week.

These are all things I do alone. Biking is the only one where I sometimes have to deal with people. Sometimes people will ride next to me on the bike path and try to have a conversation. But most of the time I can happily ride alone.

While the regular exercise hasn't eliminated depression, it has made it a great deal easier to deal with. And I have more energy for doing other things as well.

Various forms of cardio, bodyweight training.

sign up for a yoga class

zero socializing
huge peaceful benefits

I spend a lot of time walking and jogging by a nearby lake that has an extensive network of sidewalks and bike trails. I can jog for miles this way before turning around and heading back to my car. I used to jog at a park that had a mile and half track, it was too short and got boring. I like jogging because it's a great way to exercise without talking or interacting with anyone.

I used to get drunk and go to a nightclub and dance away ignoring everyone else, never speaking to anyone lol, that counted as exercise.

Now I obsessively powerlift, jog and do martial arts. I'm desperately trying to get back into shape after months of heavy drinking. I really want to be in shape for summer..... for the shallowest of reasons lol. I'm messing my course up though.

I play bass, walk and run.

I swim, walk and bike, but I don't exercise as much as I'd like to anymore. I'm having major trouble myself with finding suitable exercise.

I used to swim a lot more than I do now, but my eczema has gotten a lot worse and gets really bad after every pool trip, so I've had to cut back on the swimming, but I haven't been able to replace it with anything else. I can't seem to do any one type of exercise a lot, due to physical disabilities and medical conditions that I have. I've been thinking of joining a gym, where I could get various kinds of exercise in one place, but I really don't like being around so many strangers and the gyms in my area seem to be pretty crowded most of the time.

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I work out at home three times a week. I also play squash or tennis (depending on the weather) about once a week.

I'm the only one in my family who regularly does exercise. I commute by bike 2 or 3 days a week on a 13 mile distance and do 65 or more miles for practice with an average speed close to 20 nearly every month. I swim about 2 times a month 1.3 mile.

Cross county mountain biking is my favorite, I participate in the same competition every year as an amateur.

i consider my jumping around and pacing exercise enough but that might be a bit childish.