[mywittyname]

Exercise.

If you don't like exercising or aren't able to do so conventionally, keep exploring until you find something you enjoy that keeps you fit. You lose what you don't use. The benefits are proven and unenumerable, everything from improved mood and better overall health, plus being strong or a good lover improve your well-being in non-obvious ways.

[sn9]

I would argue that the whole idea of thinking about exercise as something you have to enjoy is overrated.

Do you enjoy cleaning your house or doing your taxes? Do your enjoy taking your car in for maintenance?

Sure some people enjoy some or all of those things, but you still have to do them regardless. They're a part of being a responsible adult.

Likewise, regular exercise is a part of being a responsible steward of your own health and well-being. Establishing the habit, regardless of how much you enjoy it, is as important for your long-term well-being as regularly contributing to your retirement account.

Now does that mean you have to choose an exercise modality that you hate? No, of course not. But there are some tried and true modalities that are extremely effective and don't have to be torture. You might find them boring at first, but they're effective and if you could bottle their effects in a pill, you'd be the richest person on the planet.

[mywittyname]

I get where you are coming from. The idea of finding exercise that you enjoy doing is based on the thinking that you're more likely to continue to do something you enjoy.

Unlike cleaning or doing taxes, there are lots of very different ways to exercise. And most humans are conditioned to enjoy some form of exercise. It's likely you can find some activity that will give you a nice dopamine hit to keep you encouraged.

Plus, you never know what you might enjoy until you try it. I never thought I liked sports until college, when I discovered a love for playing tennis, squash, and flag football. I still hate watching any of these sports on TV, but I do love playing them.

[antisthenes]

Tremendous advice for any age, but especially for 30.

Why? Because at 30 you still have time to develop great habits that last the rest of your life. Also the time when you can develop good muscle mass to prevent additional stress on your joints and delay potential back/joint pain from say 40, to 50-55.

[amundsentb]

If anything, I would say unenumerable.

[mywittyname]

Thanks, that's what I meant to type but didn't.

[kyriakos]

I came here just to say this.