I don’t own a car. That means that most of my transportation, walking and biking, is exercise as a side effect.
I also bike indoors and outdoors as intentional exercise.
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#32cycling for 11 years. and just recently firewood cutting
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#33So exercise improves my mood and energy level, and the effect can last anywhere from 24-48 hours. This can INDIRECTLY help you eat better as you aren't using foods (e.g. sugar, fat, caffeine) to boost you in one sense or another. I find that a mix of resistance training and cardio mostly on zone mid-high zone 3 or low zone 4 works best (high zone 4, or zone 5 seems to have a detrimental effect both in recovery and du…
Have you tried Ring Fit Adventure? It seems like exactly the game you're after.
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#34I'm 72 years old and diabetic. There are significant limits on what I can do. My wife and I will do 30 minute walks 5 to 7 days a week. We go fast enough to get my heart rate up to the lower end of the aerobic zone. I also do strength training at the YMCA 3 or 4 days a week. I use the machines rather than the free weights. I worry about getting injured using free weights. I can't do many of the exercises other people have described here, but I do what I can. My weight is in the middle of the Normal BMI range, my diabetes is reasonably well controlled, and I think my strength is good for a 72 year old.
My recommendation would be to find an exercise that you enjoy doing, do it often enough to improve your health, and take your time; don't rush it. If you injure yourself it'll set you back to the beginning.
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#35These days, it is mostly long walks (10k+ steps) with the dog. Dogs really help get you out of the house. There is also the occasional yoga, rollerblade and bike riding too.
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#36I have 6 Kettle bells at home and I have a program designed with 4 different options by an exercise physiologist.
I also run/bike/swim and walk the dog for 30 min per day generally with a 12kg weight vest (strength and cardio at the same time). I try to so 1 triathlon a year and 1 marathon a year and I find that is good motivation to prepare for an event.
I do 75 Hard (Google it) 2-3 times a year.
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#37I do 4 gym sessions per week, usually Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Specifically I follow nSuns 5/3/1 (https://liftvault.com/programs/powerlifting/n-suns-lifting-s...), although I've changed up some exercises to an alternative. My workout is usually between 50-70 minutes.
I also go for a 2 hour hike, once or twice per week.
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#38I’m a bodybuilder. I train 5x per week, generally around 5.30am so I can get it done before work starts. It serves as a backbone for my day and I appreciate that no matter what happens, what I do at the gym is entirely under my control and I enjoy having that to fallback on when things are messy in life. Health wise the benefits are obvious, but I appreciate the discipline and need to create abstract goals for the fu…
Can I ask what you mean when you describe yourself as "a bodybuilder"? Does this mean that you participate in amateur/professional bodybuilding competitions?
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#39Bikes! It's fun to go fast, but also a great way to just get your blood flowing, including to your brain: https://journal.dedasys.com/2015/04/20/the-bicycle-a-thinkin...
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#40My grandmother, who was fit and healthy into her 90s, used to chuckle at the idea of "exercising". I now understand where she was coming from – a simple active lifestyle can be all the exercise one needs.
These days I live in a rural Australian town and mostly walk or ride a bike to get around. We don't have a TV, a dishwasher, an air-conditioner or a ride-on lawn mower. Life is great. I'm working on a small building project in my spare time and instead of using machinery to level the ground, I just used a mattock and shovel (like my grandfather would have). It took weeks instead of hours, but that's OK.