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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.

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[-] Carter@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago
[-] gerryflap@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Yeppers. It triggers the brain to feel the big happy. Usually I'm not too happy when I try to start moving or when I'm just moving. But once I'm running I'll usually have some point between 0-3km where it starts feeling good. And from there on out it keeps feeling good even if I'm tired.

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[-] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Weightlifting and stretching. I love reformers pilaties because it incorporates both.

[-] richteratmosphere@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Running and swimming.

[-] JackSkellington@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Swimming, but no time for that :(

[-] gps@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Pickleball.

[-] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Pickup sports. I can run all day playing football or basketball.

Since that isn't an actual option I have anymore, I mostly actually use an exercise bike. It's low impact and I can do it while my brain is occupied elsewhere. I'd like a rowing machine because it's a big full body power workout, but I have no room for one.

[-] gamer@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Weight lifting 3x per week. It feels good, and I’m too lazy for cardio.

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I love lifting weights and LISS like long slow bike rides or runs. Intervals suck but I do them because they're good for me. So I guess my answer is yes. If I had to pick a favorite it would be biking.

[-] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Les Mills metabolic strength conditioning and, machine-wise, nothing beats the Jacob's ladder

[-] SeeMinusMinus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I skateboard lol. It's quite fun just zooming through the streets.

[-] zxqwas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Powerlifting. (Tldr: 1 repetition max in squat, bench press and deadlift).

I don't know why but I don't like endurance training, I find it very boring. So I do the extract opposite.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

Swimming. It's the only time I can move fast and it doesn't hurt half my body. Running sucks as a tall fucker. My knees hate it.

[-] maporita@unilem.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm primarily a runner but I've been combining swimming for the last 10 years or so and it's been great. Swimming is fantastic cross training for runners. It lets you maintain cardio fitness while you give your "running" muscles a break. It teaches good breathing techniques. It works other muscle groups like upper body and core muscles which are important for stability. And most of all, for me, my partner loves to swim so it's something we can do together.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Dancing, Aerobics, Jazzercise is my favorite. Because it is exactly complicated enough that I can turn my brain off and just dance. Running is so monotonous I can't stop thinking.

What I do now is yoga and lifting and walking, because that's what I have available here.

I'm mid 50-s and have never not worked out. Last time was yesterday, first time when I was maybe 7? Did different sorts of dance practice for a long time, then ran when that was the only possible workout, have to move physically or I get anxious.

[-] Gabbro@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I enjoy things when I have a sense of progression I think. So I most enjoy lifting because of that, and when I could, the novelty of strongman was great to mix in.

I used to swim all the time but I burned out on it. I was just adding mileage and I think the only thing that kept me going was the whole body exhaustion/relaxation afterwards. As well as buying myself some bone conducting earphones so I had something to listen to instead of my own thoughts!

Alongside lifting I walk and run around with my dog for nearly an hour a day. I love my dog but we go on the same tracks around the property all the time, so it would be even more monotonous without all the podcast I listen to. Right now she's a bit puppy-crazy, so training new things isn't as effective, which could make it more interesting. Plus there's no heel/agility training I can work on until she literally grows her joints.

I also kayak once or twice a month for a few days. I like it for both the adventure and the people I paddle with, even if it can feel a bit tiring being in a social situation for an extended amount of time. It's probably my most enjoyed activity quite easily.

[-] LongPigFlavor@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exercises that don't require equipment, just using your body. I like push-ups, squats, lounges, jumping jacks, but I love bicycle crunches, I just like how the burn feels when doing it.

[-] raptore39@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

CrossFit. Lots of varied movements and love throwing around some good sized weights.

[-] adriator@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Long walks, tricep pushdowns, bicep curls and leg press.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Swimming in the ocean. Body surfing down a wave is probably the most fun I’ve ever had.

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