So I have decided every morning to do push ups and sit ups.

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Yes right after I wake up and maybe smoke a bit of cannabis, that will be something I do every morning. I've done it the past couple days and seems I feel over-all more energetic all day and certainly less morning grumpiness. I am thinking of adding more excercises but at this point not sure what else probably work on arm strength as well. A couple reasons I just would like to be a bit more healthy, and I imagine it will help to gain more muscle strength for self defense purposes. I am not very hopeful about the future and don't just want to be physically helpless....If certain doom was upon me I'd rather be able to fight it even in the face of certain death than not be able to do anything.

Anyone else working on or thinking of working on physical health, with the thought of the future not looking good as a motivating factor?

Yes, in general it is a healthy thing to exercise on a regular basis. Important for prevention, well-being, and staying in shape.

You could improve your exercise routine by making it more balanced. Try including exercises for biceps, quadriceps, hamstrings, and calf muscles. You could also add some cardiovascular excercises such as walking, running, bicycling etc. Divide these exercises over a week schedule.

Actually, no..

Being ripped won't help you against a well rounded attacker, since combat technique is far more important than being in perfect shape. Working out tho is a must for any human regardless, not working out is basically like smoking regulary in terms of relative health damage.

I wish I could get myself to wake up early to work out. I set my alarm early but just can't seem to get up. I think it would help me feel better during the day if I worked out in the morning. I give you a lot of credit for being able to do that. I work out in the afternoon when I get home from work.

While it hasn't been a primary factor for me trying to get myself in shape, I think it's wise to be able to defend one's self or flee from danger effectively in the world we live in.

I've been working out before going to class lately, feel like it has helped as far as anxiety and pent up energy especially at the end of the day plus you just feel better. Stretches, I have a dumbbell and a resistance band that I use, crunches, squats, push ups, pretty simple but I try to do it all in pretty quick succession to work up a decent sweat. I wish I could get a personal trainer just to see how good of shape I could get in, I've also toyed with joining a boxing gym altho that seems like too social of an endeavor for me right now.

Well I am not looking to be ripped, just more muscularly fit also I don't enjoy getting sore instantly when doing strenuous activity so I figure stronger muscles along with being a bit more flexible would be helpful.

I advise push ups every other day, you can always train legs every other day when you are not training your upper body. That will allow you to train more intensely with adequate recovery, you could injure yourself without resting.

Ye. That and work on your cardio

Intresting, I mean I have heard things like that, however thus far it doesn't seem like I am really hurting any from doing it every day. Maybe slight burning sensation in muscles I haven't used but nothing bad, I mean that actually feels kind of satisfying. But that said thus far I am doing about 10 of everything...so not doing like 50-100 a day or anything.

But in that case would you still say every other day is better? Don't want to cause undo injury in trying to make myself more fit.

Make sure you have a day or two off. And don't be too hard on yourself if for certain cercumstances you miss a day or two occasionally.
Keep a little notebook, this will help you keep a routine and check your progress.
And have a week or two completely off from your routine, every several months. Your body needs a holiday too. You'll find that you will be craving to get back into it after the break.

As for sit ups.
Try to place your feet up on the bed, so there is a 90 degree angle made at your knees. If your bed is too high (longer than your thighs) find a stool that you can use, or sofa(couch, setee).
Fold your arms across your chest so your hands are on the opposite shoulders (keep those hands away from that head).
Do NOT bend up. Lay straight as a board, then pull up with your stomach muscles. Keep your face/eyes looking up, not at your legs or groin.
The reason for this is to not bend your neck, or back. You are focusing solely on your stomach doing the work.
You won't see much movement, it might only be a few centimetres, but you will feel the strain, at first it will be very tough. You might only do a few. And exhale when you compress, breath in as you come back towards the resting position.
You can also go slightly to each side. Centre, left, centre, right, centre, left, repeat.
Also for stomach muscles it is the amount you do not how fast or the strain you put on. They are different type of muscles or something.