[noodle]

if you're looking for motivation, i highly suggest finding some sport that you enjoy doing. go looking for it, i'm sure one exists.

i do a 2-3 hour workout 2-3 days/week centered around a martial art i compete in on the national/international level. the enjoyment factor really helps get you off the couch.

and i do about 1 hour or so of warmup into a weight routine 2 days a week to compliment the other training.

[IsaacSchlueter]

This is great advice.

No matter how many resolutions I've made, I'd never follow through on going to the gym. I eventually realized it's not that I don't like exercising, it's that working out in a gym is incredibly boring.

I started taking taekwondo classes 4 days a week (classes are about 90 minutes), and it's great. The workout is much more strenuous than I was getting with a personal trainer for about 1/8th the cost, and it's building strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance. I'd had minor back problems my whole life, and they've completely gone away.

Plus, there aren't many workouts with such a clear and tangible progression from novice to expert. It is very motivating to attain new skills, and yet know that there's a lot more to learn.

Also, I try to get out on my bike on the weekends when the weather is nice.

[adamdoupe]

> if you're looking for motivation, i highly suggest finding some sport that you enjoy doing. go looking for it, i'm sure one exists.

This is exactly what I've done. Rock climbing at a local gym 3 times a week. I also run 3.5 miles 2 times a week but only for the added fitness.

I really enjoy rock climbing; it's an excellent combination of physical fitness and problem solving.

[puzzle-out]

Yep, in the past I would go through a month of exercise addiction at the gym or pool, then do nothing for the next four months. I've been off-road cycling (mountain biking would be a hyperbole for south-east england) for four years now, non-stop; its a great thing to discover an activity you enjoy so much, and the exercise becomes an added bonus.

[dejb]

Totally agree. I find organised and/or team sports to be most effective because you are committed to going regularly.

[picasso81]

I was spending too much time at the computer, and decided to put together a basketball team together for the UCSF (mission bay) rec league. I also shoot at the park on Folsom & 7th every day from 5-6pm. Feel free to join if you like to ball - it's great exercise.