I watch 2-3 episodes of anime and run on my elliptical, I don't personally think it's doing anything for me or that I'm losing weight. I do it so I stop fidgeting and don't touch the keyboard, otherwise I'm hitting the skip forward 5-second button whenever it gets boring.
It's easier to enjoy things.

I like your style. You seem like a pretty cool and chill dude.

Yes, I do exercise. Some Yoga, stretching, Tai Chi, Chi Gong mix (whatever I feel like that day) in the mornings before doing anything else (excpet taking a shhower), and I do an at least two hour walk or bicycle tour every afternoon with my dog. Apart from that I dance a lot, be that jumping around in my living room or some cool place with other people. Life just feels better when I move :)

I often got told to walk, walk, walk and yeah my mistake was always thinking you are going to be and feel old at 70, wrong, it's after 30.
Also i just basically sit a lot during the day, and due health reasons more reason to exercize, but since our weather consists of 6-8 months of continuous rain i went for a threadmill 2-3 months ago, then i don't have the hassle of going outside and i can play my own music or even watch something.

A few years ago i did go jogging, someone invited me and i was like yeah that's not for me, but i kept it up for 2 years, and in the winter as long as there is some sun it's okay, but the second one wasn't so okay and somehow i quit permanent, i am not that much of a fanatic and with my heart i also shouldn't overdo it much and i wasn't the type that could jog for even 10 minutes without changing the pace to walking in between, but we also had a small hill in the park and i much rather liked to climb that off and on, and feel that burn in my stomach.

I also used the ringfit for 1 year on the nintendo switch, but that also gets boring after a while, although versatile as you can train different cores and you can even use it while sitting on the couch.

My problem though (luckily?) is that i never been overweight, but i really struggle to gain some, and i was close to my lowest BMI, i gained back a few kilo's though, lots of fat cottage cheese and bread.
But up till i was 18, i weighed 100 pounds at 193cm and often got teased for it at school, then i started to lift weights (20 pounds) never did anything drastic like take proteines, or eat 6x a day, just normal eating, and in 1 year i gained 25 kg and been that ever since.

So while perhaps i might have a faster then average metabolism, you don't have to do thigs too rigorously (if you say that 1 hour isn't much, it's already plenty more then the average person with a deskjob).

Right now as winter ended... Though yesterday and today we got snow...😅I run daily for about 3.6km and do some home workouts (abs, pushups and have some 3kg dumbbells), though I will try to start going to gym also to build muscle better(probably 4 x week). Wouldn't say I am in a good shape but I'm getting there.. Have to lose some weight (from stomach) though I'm somewhat skinny 73kg - 1.82m.

Started to lift weights again last october after maybe 1 1/2 year without doing anything, and this time I finally gained weight and muscle mass. Currently I'm at +20kg from when I started and, for me, it is a big accomplishment, since I've been struggling to gain even 5kg in the last 6-7 years.
I (almost) always have been active, I even competed at national and international level on contact sports, and the most I miss from there is stretching, so it's really good you added it to your routine. Giving your body that extra mobility helps a lot, and it's the best way to prevent injuries ^^

Keep it up!

I've started exercising August of 2022.
6 days a week
Life has been great ever since.

I work out 20-30 minutes every morning except on Saturday. It's a routine I have had for several years and it has helped my mental health tremendously.

I've been thinking of doing it for some months. But now just reading your thread, I felt somehow motivated!
Thanks for the push! <3
Also, your buddy is nice!

Oh yeah, Stretching is important. I went on a skiing trip and after a week of snowboarding my body was dead and I realized I was mostly stiff from not stretching properly after being on the hill.

But overall I do workout yes. Going to gym since its 5 minute drive from my home. I do regular weight workouts - chest/back, legs/shoulders , arms .. and when I dont have any time and miss a session I do full body on weekend. Overall general stuff - pullups, rows, chest press, squats, deadlift, curls, push/pull downs.. I love to learn new exercises, train the technique.

Do some bicycle riding now and then. In winter as mentioned snowboard. I do hate running though.... I can do 10 min warmup at best...

this is another reminder I need to exercise(at least walk) more daily despite having lost > 60lbs(I am not counting the lost hospital lbs... those are cheating) in the past 16 months from diet alone.
35 more until I hit my first goal worth sharing.

Great work exercise is very important for overall blood circulation. But remember exercise is only 50% the rest 50% depends on your diet. Avoid oily fried foods and get proper 6hr sleep.

Great progress! And having those dogs almost forces you to exercise, they have so much energy, it's near impossible to keep up. Also thanks for reminder to exercise more myself ha

I bike to and from work. Used to be enough before I hit the 5-0 but nowadays it's not anymore.
Asthma doesn't really make biking in a big city a pleasant experience though so I'd love to do something else but atm that's all I can afford with time and money.
My gf took up taichi and boxing and it's doing great for her flexibility and muscle tone but I really couldn't keep a schedule that would do much with those. You need to keep at it and get up early and all that... yeah nope.

You look cool in your jacket and that's something ;)
Mind the jogging though, your knees might make you pay for it when you get a little older. Swimming or biking is better for your knees.

Every Tuesday and Thursday - workout in the gym after work - and no excuses.

Starting was the worst part... oh maybe I should not go because it is raining etc... And the first 2 times were painful...

The dream is to someday have my own private gym equipment in my home so I would be able to workout and watch movies at the same time :P

I'm an avid cyclist and mountain biker, go hiking, paddleboarding, kayaking, play tennis, and may even give pickleball a try this summer. They're activities that I've always done for fun, and getting exercise was just an added bonus, but I've found that getting fitter made me really push myself to go faster, further, longer, etc. and keep getting "better". It gets a bit addictive in the best possible way, because my body feels amazing after a challenging workout, and I just keep raising the bar.

With that said, the best exercise for you is... the one that you'll actually do. Sure it's cliche, but I find that it holds true. If it feels like work, you're much more likely to stop doing it, but if you find an activity that you love, you'll probably stick with it and make it a regular part of your life, and so many aspects of your life will benefit (your body, your mind, your mood, your sleep cycle, etc.)

A friend who I occasionally cycle with had asked me about interval training, so I shared this with him today. I thought you might find some value in it as well. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHN-4ve81TY

Just pushup and balance exercise.
Air fryer is great.

I have a tshirt which says: "Exercise? You mean Extra fries?"
that has sadly been my equation with health.
Recently traveled to another city packed the packed exercise mat as well....Its been weeks and I still havent unpacked it yet🙈

I do a lot of cycling, really would want to do a triathlon one day.
I ought to lift some more weights because as you said, if you stay idle it just gets worse, also got to add a routine of doing more core workout, recently i've been getting a bit more nagging lower back issues.
I like how you say stretching that's a good one.
I really enjoy this video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDQNqZMv1V0
I do it weekly and I remember which stretches make me feel the most and try to do them more often just on their own.

More power to you!
Stay strong and continue the great work that you are doing.

proud of u

I bought a used bike and put it on blocks and now I cycle while I watch movies. aw yea

Bro! You encourage me! Thank you so much!!!

If there was any advice I wish I had when I was younger it would be this:

Anything 5-30 reps will achieve similar results if you go within 3 reps of failure as long as your form is good and you lift slowly for both the concentric and eccentric motion.
You don't have to hit failure every time.

So start light and go until you can't go anymore. Count that number.
If it's more than 30, add weight until you hit failure somewhere between 5 and 30 reps. If failure is less than 5 reps, DROP THE WEIGHT DOWN TO SOMETHING LIGHTER so that you can't continue and hit failure somewhere in that 5-30 rep range.
I really like close to 10 reps for big muscle groups and close to 20 for small ones.
Then do sets where you stop 1-3 reps before that number where you reached failure.

Every week either add reps or weight, but make sure you stay within that 5-30 range and within 3 reps of failure.

Eat an ample amount protein (at least 0.5g per lbs of bodyweight or more if you can keep the calories low) and you will get so freaking strong like this.

Don't be a dummy like me and just go to the gym and swing around the weights thinking heavier means more muscles. That will just get you tons of joint pain and confusion as to why you're not getting much results.

To be fair a lot of this stuff came out in the literature in the past few years, but body builders have been doing similar regiments since the 70s based on anecdotal stuff.