Create a system and stick to it. If you switch it up, stick to that.

I workout every other day, so one week 4 times, another 3 times. I choose a body part for that day and determine how much time I have for that day and stick to it. If I have errands and they're in a walkable distance where my presence isn't determined by my looks? I jog/walk. At home but have to clean? I work out after or do some body or kettle bell lifts. Don't feel like lifting? Jump rope. Still want to move my body but not with what I listed? Exercise ball.

It's all current lifestyle, creativity and effort.

I try to run 3 miles a few times a week and strength train with dumbbells at home the other days. I use the Peloton app for guided workouts, but there are a bunch of YouTube channels that offer good coaching too. I feel like 30 minutes a day is a good sweet spot for me.

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I used to walk all the time but now i have osteoarthritis and my joints can only take so much. I bought myself a metaquest last January and there are some great fitness games on there that get my heart rate into that fat burning zone. I have never been more consistent with any exercise in my entire life. Some nights i can do an hour if i am feeling good. So many different options to stay active with it.

walk, walk, walk

I love skiing and hiking. So, everything else is to help me enjoy that. Well, I also love kayaking and cycling. So everything else is to help me enjoy those too.

I try to do something everyday. Outside for a walk,cycling, ice skating, snow shoeing, x-country skiing. These are the things I can step outside my door and do.

Or Various yoga/exercise shows I've recorded. When all else fails, the dreadmill.

I used to love walking, I would walk or ride my bike anywhere and everywhere. My ex-husband stole my racing bike, he had already made it so I couldn't ride it anymore, he sold it for drugs. I had to stop walking so much when I started having trouble with my hips, but me and Boofus da Woofus still walked 2 miles every day, and I walked all evening at work getting vehicles to work on from the lot, and all evening inside the shop working of the vehicles.

Then I got hurt at work and my boss told me I couldn't walk in the yard, or a block down the street to catch a ride back to the shop. And after the surgeries that were supposed to "fix" my knee I've been in too much pain to do more than the minimum. If I do a LOT of gas station shops my knees and hips loosen up a bit and I feel better and can do a bit more, but every year that gets less and less.

It's possible, if I could do a certain amount of work on a regular basis, like 3 or 4 days per week, I could gradually get back to being able to do all but the largest gas stations that require pics of each pump. But the bonuses don't come so quickly anymore, and the work just isn't consistent enough. I'm to the point now where if I have to do a big gas station I need help, or I need to have my walker. I choose help more often than not, even though the walker is in the car.

I walk the dog, sometimes do youtube workouts, use exercises I learned during physical therapy (with weights/resistance bands), but I don't really have a great routine. I sort of do things on the fly as I feel that day, but I'm working on establishing more of a routine.

Yoga, bicycling and water aerobics.

I was getting muscle spasms in my legs and back. I started taking magnesium supplements and they went away. But all my joints, knees, hips elbows, also seemed get have gotten oiled and loosened up.

Dancing is my excercise of choice. Couples dancing with a partner. When I stopped doing it twice a week I gained 100 pounds.

I have 5 acres of land. On the days I am not working, I am mowing. I have a self-propelled walk behind mower. This is a year round job. I use my chainsaw every week to cut down trees and fallen branches. I rebuilt the porch on my house. I have tons of painting to do both inside and out plus maintaining my fences. I ride horses twice a week. Plus weedeating, general housework and maintenance. No need for a gym.

I am 72, 114 lbs, 5'4" and female. I take no medications except vitamins. I have no physical problems. This is because I stay active. My sisters are retired. They like to watch TV and eat chips. All of them have back and knee problems and take tons of meds. One of my sisters takes cruises almost every 6 weeks. Most of the time, she doesn't even get off the ship. She enjoys the food, the shows and gambling on the ship. She has tried numerous diets and is now taking injections to control her weight. I have offered for her to visit me for a few weeks to change her lifestyle but she is not interested.

My advice, stay active! It keeps you mentally and physically fit. The physical activity that I do each week would put most people in the hospital. If you live in an apartment like I did when I was younger, there are still meet-up groups that go hiking, kayaking, etc. I have also volunteered at a big cat sanctuary, a wildlife rehab and at the local library. Volunteer to walk dogs or any volunteer activity. You will get plenty of exercise doing this and meet some wonderful people.

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I walk up and down my driveway twice a day until I get to a mile or more.
Now that it is cold and snow and ice on ground, I have a" Cubi " exercise machine that I use. I sit and work on my laptop and before I know it, I've put 4 miles on it.

@Texans - I loved your post. I have several acres and several animals. I have fences that I repair like clockwork, besides the other chores on the land and home. I agree with your statements about it keeping you healthy, fit and not needing medication. Same here. And I sleep well because of all that activity. I do wear an Apple Watch, so I have no problem closing my rings daily!

i have tried regularly for a very long time. it comes and goes. life is a journey. i have found having specific goals is best. last year i was trying for my life guarding certificate and failed to pass the test. but i havent given up. hopefully i can get it this fall.

And walk barefoot on the beach.

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@BarefootBliss wrote:

walk, walk, walk

And walk barefoot.

I walk and lift.