The trick being that you have to make exercise into a scheduled event. For me I prefer just grabbing a bar, some weights, and a bench and that's enough to work up a sweat. Machines do have some uses, but it isn't anything you couldn't do on your own and people get in a habit of letting them do all the work for them. When it's just you and a heavy weight, there's more of a feeling of personal challenge.

At my prime two years ago I could run two miles and bench press 235 pounds. Not the greatest, but I thought it was pretty good.

I sweat way too much already. I have problems there. I ... well let's not mince words. I stink. Recently I've been thinking of checking to see if a medical proffesional can do something about that.

Walking on a treadmill is nice because you can read stuff on the laptop at the same time, depending on the treadmill. Other than that, excercise is mostly an annoyance.

I like walking, but really, that's the only exercise I like.

And I suck at every sport. I can tell you funny stories about how bad at sports I am.

If I had the money and space I'd get an exercise bike and set it up in front of a tv so I could watch a movie or something.

Thanks guys~

@ Sereg: It was a reference to this scene. Mine is nowhere near as spectacular, but I had fun drawing it. And with my new Bioshock art book in hand, I hope to draw some more. Maybe even redraw some of my older stuff.

I've had trouble exercising because I had problems with my feet getting sore quickly. Turns out I have flat feet, so I wear special shoes for long distances now. I actually love 'em to death. Plus, I've pretty much restricted my beverage intake to water and the occasion milk.

Yeah, I could probably drop quite a bit if I stopped drinking soda. I managed that in college for a while, but I've been slacking off.

I'm not much of an exerciser. I do a lot of walking to and back from university but nothing other than that.

^^ I had a pretty good run of several years where I was only drinking soda if I was eating out (which was once in a blue moon), visiting my parents, or at work (free soda fountain drinks :P), and only kept cranberry juice around the apartment.

I've fallen off that wagon, but at least I mostly stick to Sierra Mist, which is marginally better, since it doesn't have high fructose corn syrup.

edited 24th Apr '13 1:29:49 PM by Wryte

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Before I actually started really getting into the series, I remember thinking to myself at several points, "Wow. Twi sure sounds like Timmy Turner when she gets exasperated." Then I learned who Tara Strong was, and I was like, "Huh. That explains it, then."

I can walk over 4 miles in an hour while barely getting tired, but I suck at running and weight lifting.

You'd be missing on being able to read(unless you're awesome or know the territory, like I did back in my hometown), but at that point why not just go for walks? I don't as much as I used to, since I now go to a bank further away(Thanks o it being in proximity of a comic book store that I visit weekly... and regularly spend 40-80 dollars, I think the owner is starting to like me), but I used to go for a walk to pick up my rent every week. IT was nice. IT helped that the bank I went to was in my favourite part of the city.

Recently I've been considering tying to go healthy. I pretty much drink only water at home, and I've been trying to cut down on the pop at work(They have fridges full of free drinks, so the temptation doesn't make it easy). Plus, a friend of mine has recommended a diet with decent-tasting food and an exercise thing he says worked for him. The only worry is money and time, really. Especially since my Student loans might be kicking in again soon, since APPARENTLY they have different personal information for me than I do, so I can't make an account to re-apply for aid, and I can't get a hold of them because I'm too busy working. Gonna try to contact them this Friday, which I'm not doing OT on.

Also, while in my 'prime' I never really checked on my endurance(But an hour solid of wrestling is tiring, believe me), but I was once able to lift my 120-pound brother one handed. That general weight-range is still pretty easy for me with two hands. Not sure about upper limits, really.

edited 24th Apr '13 1:38:21 PM by kegisak

On the subject of exercise, I'm on my university's kickboxing team, which gets me all the exercise I need.

I do have foot problems, but that's more with them getting blisters easily. Actually, I have sensitive skin in general.

ED I used to do Judo when I was in primary school for a ew weeks. But then my sister threw me and I landed badly, breaking my foot. So I stopped. Something of a pity. It would have been useful to continue.

edited 24th Apr '13 1:46:15 PM by Sereg

Kickboxing? That sounds like fun.

I used to do jujitsu, but I couldn't keep up with the classes very well. Which is a shame; they were pretty fun.

Used to be a black belt in tae kwon do. Then I got a nasty case of ingrown toenail. I won't go into the nasty details, but suffice to say you can't really do tae kwon do when you can't kick.

That's cool Posey. You can defend your garden from plant monsters and kick flank at the same time. Except your all out of carrots.

edited 24th Apr '13 1:50:20 PM by darkabomination

i do ride my bike on occasion. before i moved, i used to ride 40 blocks up and down the oceanfront.

Used to box myself. But I gave it up years ago. It's all cycling and gym work now. And I was only decent at it...actually if anything, I was too slow.

It did teach me how to hold my own in a confrontation though. It's amazing how many angry, aggressive and confrontational people back down after making a threat of physical violence against you when you launch the first punch or elbow.

Not that I go looking for trouble but, as I often mention here, my area is rough, and full of people used to settling their disputes physically.

edited 24th Apr '13 1:53:30 PM by ApplelightLimited

Hey - better to have it and not need it, right? Besides, combat sports are just kind of inherently fun, for me. Straight up, as-much-as-you-can exertion against a single opponent. No room for uncertainty who was better. And this is coming from a pacifist.

Not a fan of exercise. It's probably due to my medical condition. See, I have a chronic case of Can't Be Arsed.

More seriously, I suck at all known forms of sport and my dislike of violence shoves combat stuff off the table.

edited 24th Apr '13 2:06:49 PM by PurpleDalek

Exercise is pretty fun, yes. For me it's the satisfying clink of a metal bar hitting the ground after I hit a new record that makes it all worth it.

I once threw a discus the opposite direction to where it was supposed to go. Those watching had to scatter.

The only sports I'm not terrible at are badminton and ultimate frisbee. Neither of these are popular where I live.

I only drink soda when going to a restaruant or there's nothing else available. It's a relatively painless way to improve your diet (I'm a picky eater so I have trouble finding anything healthy to eat), and soda has pretty much no nutritional value, unlike say, pizza.