Mostly just asking this for a college assignment since I’m a student there, and this is the one I picked out of the twenty I came up with.

Feel free to also answer why you do such exercises, describe the last time you have engaged in physical exercise, and provide any additional thoughts.

    • ButtonMcLemming@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      First, why do you like to do swimming laps? Also, when is the last time you have engaged in physical exercise, and do you have any additional thoughts?

      • 80HighDefinition @sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        I like swimming because of the no impact when swimming. Another reason is because its like meditation for me, I don’t think about anything else when I swim. The last time I engaged in physical exercise was on Thursday so 3 days ago.

  • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    Running. I do it 4 times a week, and my last time was yesterday. I took it up late in life, and found that I love it. Imagine my surprise, given that I’d spent my life telling myself I don’t like doing physical activity

    • really@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      How long do you run? I tend to get bored while doing any monotonous activity. That’s why I don’t like walking. I run a mile or real regularly. But want to run for longer without getting bored.

      • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I don’t find it monotonous for some reason. At the moment, my longest runs are about an hour, but in the before times, I used to run longer than that

  • Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world
    8·
    2 years ago

    Cycling. It suits my personality best. I love some alone time with my music/audiobook for an hour or two and it doesn’t even feel like exercise.

  • Leviathan@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 years ago

    I like climbing and biking. Biking because I love how far a pretty simple exercise can take me and I love that it’s practical, I don’t need a car as long as I can bike there. Climbing because I like an exercise that feels like a fun game but is truly a challenge for the human body, I’ve gained a ton of muscle in my body without trying.

  • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 years ago

    I had horses for 10 years, and riding was by far the best exercise for me. I have fibromyalgia, so I can’t do many exercises without causing me way too much pain. I last rode in 2014.

    I also love kayaking but haven’t gone in a long while because of kayak transport issues.

    Yoga is also fun. I play the Nintendo Switch game Yoga Master and do yoga like once a month.

    I have a very hard time with exercise. I do get about 20 mins of cardio each night catching my ducks to put them in bed.

  • giriinthejungle@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 years ago

    Cycling. I don’t (yet) have all the fensi equipment nor an expensive bike and don’t do long, exercise-like laps. It is much more incorporated into my daily life. I have an oldschool road bike which I use for my commute and then every day after work go around the city with it for some hours (with small breaks for say shopping/eating; ca. 25-30 km per day). Longer rides on the weekends (average ca 100-120 km per weekend). Never was keen on sports but was always into little daily adventures and this combines the two. Last time: yesterday.

    • really@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      I believe this is the best way to live. Exercise for the sake of exercise is in my mind a first world problem to San event.

      I would rather incorporate stuff into my daily life do I don’t need to think shot it, or carve out time for that.

  • KaiReeve@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 years ago

    Weightlifting.

    I don’t particularly enjoy physical activity and so I try to maximize my time spent exercising. I use a couple of those adjustable dumbbells and spend a few minutes every day just doing some reps. If I’m feeling more motivated I will also mix in some calisthenics.

    If you want more data, my wife enjoys walking and insists on walking 10k steps every day since she got her Fitbit 2 months ago. She hasn’t missed a day yet.

  • tburkhol@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 years ago

    Stationary rowing, 5 days/week. It’s a good whole-body exercise, heavy on cardiovascular & low impact, but not particularly strengthening. Can sit in front of a movie and just go. Got a tracker to record performance & heart rate, and I really like seeing new bouts appear in the graph. That may be more motivating than the nebulous protection from future cardiovascular disease.

  • qwamqwamqwam@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    2 years ago

    I enjoy boxing immensely. Not only is it a full body workout, but there is something deeply, instinctually satisfying about punching a bag really hard. Ive fallen off the wagon recently, I should really get back to doing it.