What do you do for exercise?

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Rock climbing. Gym based rock climbing can help you with technique, a partner is good to have for most climbing, but a lot of bouldering can be done alone. VERY calming and mind centering. Bouldering in a gym can be done completely alone (in most gyms). The bouldering gym is usually the place with the thick mats and climbing walls that are at a maximum around 4-5 meters high, and sloping towards you (overhanging).

Mountainbiking is also fun (and just biking in general). I find walking unbelievable boring, my brain is a thousand miles in front of my body, and running/jogging just feels like I'm trying my best to not enjoy life at all (plus it's still too slow)

Climbing practices body awareness in a yoga like way, but gives bigger kicks.

Why thank you. I liked it quite a bit too.

@SpideryMusic: I think I may do just that. Good health benefits to yoga. Either that or tai chi, which I hear also helps with concentration quite a bit.

@OJani: Ooh, that's pretty neat. I've never tried cross country mountain biking before, but I imagine it's pretty challenging. I have enough trouble just being coordinated enough to ride around neighborhoods.

@buryuntime: Yes, I do a lot of walking (and pacing) too. And, when no one is looking, I will jump and dance around my apartment in a very silly manner. I keep thinking it'd be nice to put the energy to other use as well, though.

@OldFroggie: Actually, I always wanted to try rock climbing. When I was a kid, I'd always climb up everything in sight. I'd be a little nervous about falling and hurting myself somehow. I know that's what all the equipment is there for, though... and the partner too. Well, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the suggestion!

I bought an XBox Kinect last year and now play sports, dancing, tae chi or fitness games nearly every day. I'm fitter than I've ever been, I can do it at home, and invite friends around to play. You can even play Kinect online so might try that over the winter. I'm now a champion volleyball player and professional footballer

I've never managed to keep up regular exercise that involves going to the gym or leaving the house, and playing Kinect games has really improved my co-ordination. I wish I'd had one as a kid, as it would have helped with my dyspraxia.

You are very good at answering post replies, syrella. I wish I could be up to it as you can.

There's also roller blading and bike riding.

I really wish I'd had them too! I've always been just a bit clumsy, but I think games definitely helped with coordination.

For a bit I used to do DDR for exercise. It looks really goofy, but it actually is a nice workout. Maybe I can get back into that and Wii Fit again. I haven't had access to a tv for a few years, but I'll be able to do that again when I am back in Cali too.

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, as they say.

I have a lot of practice speaking in online forums. But mostly it's just a matter of remembering to reply. I tend to be the easily distracted sort, so I'm surprised I've been able to keep up so far.

@ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo: I had a bad experience with rollerblading, so I don't think I want to do that again. I'll just say that I learned about the laws of physics the hard way. But bike riding, yes, I may try that again. I rather miss the time I used to spend biking to class.

I write a little about mountainbiking, the way I learned it, it might help readers as I see. I'm a bit clumsy, so I needed help to improve my off-road and slope ability. A colleague of mine is volunteered, he cycled regularly a few meters afore me, I watched and tried to do what he did. It's good to suppress fear too. Once or twice he went behind me and watched what I did, then we discussed what to change. He told me what body position to maintain, what to do in situations. After many practice, gradually I've become better. I always have a fear, but it feels good when I see others in my class don't do it better at last.

I run a mile every other day. I also play Wii Fit.

I roller bladed downtown once and fell on my leg and skinned it up, so I don't like it much, either. I would rather jog without any wheels on my feet whatsoever. It's hard enough with just toes
I would love to bike ride on these trails around this local lake. They go around the perimeter of the lake, which is about ten miles and very tedious to jog/walk around. I just need a bike and a bike rack on my car, first. The bike is the easy part. It's the bike rack that intimidates me. I would need to install it properly and put the bike on it everytime I am set to go and bikes can be heavy.
It could be worth it. All those bikers look like they are enjoying themselves.

Run, run, run, run...

Occasionally bike, bike, bike,

And maybe some weights, weights

Or I will even swim.

I live in the mountains nearby a lake so I walk around it once in a while. It's about 3 miles around and I go swimming there during the summer. You can do something similar if you have a local park (the walking, I mean).

50 pushups, 50 crunches and 50 inverse pushups daily, along with riding bike up and down the hills of my neighborhood for 90-120 minutes most days.

I do Zumba. This is probably one of the least likely answers you'd expect to get on a WP forum. I love the music, love to move and I'm good at mirroring the teacher. I'm normally quite an unco-ordinated and clumsy person, but not when it comes to dancing, for some reason. On a Monday evening, I go with my friend. She just sees it as fun and a way of toning up. But, I'm really determined to get the steps right. On a Thursday morning, I go on my own. I might speak to a few others, but it doesn't bother me to be there without anyone. As the class progresses, very little speaking goes on, just a bit of, 'That one was hard work', 'I need water/air'. Lots of the people who go have obviously never danced or done any sort of aerobics class before. I have a feeling that Southern California might be a little different in that respect.

Go for walks (1 to 2 hours), lift a massive stack of magazines a few hundred times (as a substitute for the real weights that my brother took )

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