[taylodl]

I'm a slave to my Apple Watch and closing those rings!

It's easy to get the Stand ring closed - just stand when the watch tells you to do so. I've noticed I stand a lot longer than I'm "supposed" to.

The Fitness ring is also pretty easy to close. A brisk 2.5 mile walk does the trick. Having a dog helps in that regard.

The Activity ring is harder for me to close, especially in the Winter. I've found about 30 mins of light aerobics from a YT video closes the ring.

You're still going to need to do strength training and core training. In the Marine corps they drilled into our heads not to use weights - you gain strength at the price of flexibility and the flexibility is more highly valued. You can never go wrong with body weight. Push-ups, pull-ups, tricep dips, calf dips, lunges, planks, crunches - those all build strength. Won't do much for that Activity ring though!

Final thought - run stairs. Stairs will get you into shape like nothing else. I'm talking actual stairs, not stair machines at a gym. I know people who are marathon runners yet they're winded after running a few flights of stairs. Like I said, stairs will kick your butt and get you into shape!