Exercise is hard

[Jubal]

Figured I'd post this here. What do you guys actually do to exercise? It's been something I've been thinking about recently as I suspect my lifestyle is overly sedentary, so I'm trying to do bits of light indoor exercise to cut up time spent on desk-work. My main trouble at the moment is that my sinus problems and a very persistent cold don't work well with this aim - I collapse in a pile of coughing blaargh pretty easily. I'm going to try and keep at least doing a set of press-ups or something as a minimum each day to try and keep myself doing *something* though.

[comrade_general]

I can't stand to do typical exercises; I'd rather do some form of physical work that way I feel like something was accomplished.

[Jubal]

Me too, but that's way harder when in the city. When I'm back in Norfolk for patches there's plenty of outdoor work to do, here not so much. :/

[Phoenixguard09]

I used to do at least 20 pushups and situps every night before bed, and then a run around the block every morning. I would try to go a little further every day. I'm too busy now to do it every day, but I try to do things like that as often as I can.

Also, getting a heavy stick and smashing the armadillo out of a tree or something is good for lean muscle mass in your arms and it is really cathartic.

[comrade_general]

Those poor trees

[Phoenixguard09]

I picked big trees. They can handle it.

I imagine they flinch whenever I walk by.

[Jubal]

I'm with CG, I'd just feel mean attacking trees, trees are my friends... I used to be quite good at doing press-ups a few years ago when I did judo and I can still labour through a set of thirty or so, it's probably the more aerobic exercise I'm lacking worse though.

[comrade_general]

Get into some bum fights. Brum Bum Fights.

[Jubal]

...is "what's a bum fight" a valid question here?

[comrade_general]

It's exactly what it says on the tin.

[Pentagathus]

Do judo again. Or wrestling. Or whatever.
Skipping rope is very good for cardio, easy to change the pace to suit how you're feeling too. I usually do circuits of the usual bodyweight exercises and burpees with skipping in between circuits for conditioning. Haven't done for probably two months bow though, am very unfit.

[Jubal]

CG: I think I'll pass on opening that particular tin.

Penty: I don't know where to do judo round here that's good and enjoyable. I've kept finding that places where people Do Sports, certainly round universities, are always far too serious/demanding for me to find them enjoyable or demand way more hours per week than I can do :/ Skipping rope may be a good shout tho.

[comrade_general]

When I skip rope I actually skip the rope and don't skip rope.

[Pentagathus]

Skipception.

[Lady Grey]

I walk most places (depending on the weather - if it's horrible I'd rather not). We also try to go on reasonably long walks when we can. I used to go to dance classes and go to the gym/swimming but my anxiety got the better of me.
Not really 'exercise' but I have tried a bit of yoga at home. There's a lot of tutorials on YouTube. I find it makes me really sleepy though.