How much exercise do you do and do you look fit?

Swimming is my miracle workout, I tone up a lot more quickly when I swim. I am relatively slim anyway (I go from an 8-10 on top and 10-12 on the bottom, purely through genetics!) but I range from podgy to toned. When I'm swimming even once a week, that can happen within a couple of months, whereas when I don't swim I don't seem to tone as easily.

My Mum is one of those people who can exercise a lot but still not "look" as though she does on first sight, she attends classes and then gym or swims most days and is a paddler who teaches it too. DH also doesn't look the part even when he exercises loads too. At his most "fit" state he still had a bit of a belly and his arms never gain muscle tone.

I run about 30- 80k per week, depending on the season and do Crossfit 2-4 times as well. I have good muscle definition and I think I am genetically blessed in that regard as I seem to gain muscle tone quite easily (and my dad is 70 and still quite buff ). The muscle tone comes from weights, not running though. I do watch my diet to an extent in terms of calorie intake so my body fat is relatively low (22%ish). There is definitely an element of genetic predisposition but I think everyone can get a good result from resistance training. The 'ripped' look is dependent on low body fat though.

I do HIIT 2 x a week, cycle 2-3 times a week (usually 30-40km inc lots of hill work) & run 1-2 times a week. I'm certainly a lot slimmer & more toned than a year ago when I didn't really do anything, but I also eat too much to be described as fit looking.

My arms & legs do have muscle definition BUT there is also a definite layer of wobble & the only way that's going IMO is reduce food intake. Which is difficult if you're exercising a lot as you're bloody hungry all the time

I do nothing and haven't for 20 years really (before that I did gymnastics competitively). I look very fit (at least I do when clothed). I'm not at all fit.

I am going to start doing something though.

It's in the eating I think.

I exercise regularly, and am slim-ish but I don't think anyone would pick me out in a super fit line up. Because of my body shape, and because I enjoy eating. A lot.

In an average week I do:

3-4 hours of really intense dancing (cheerleading style with jumps, kicks, spins etc)
4 hours in the gym - mostly resistance and flexibility work, some treadmill
5 hours of fast cycling - high-speed, lots of stops and starts, fast corners, standing up in the pedals a lot (think bicycle courier!)

I look very fit/toned - am slim with defined arms and legs, toned flat tummy (six-pack). Women at the gym ask me for tips and I have been told quite a few times i look like a fitness model!

There definitely is a genetic element: I'm quite tall and very small-boned, and naturally quite lean - I have to be careful not to overtrain/undereat or I start getting a veiny bodybuiding Madonna look, which isn't really what I want. BUT I did not look like this when I wasn't exercising and eating the way I currently do.

Unless genetic, I think you need to do lots of weights and eat little crap.

I do triathlons and so a fair amount of cardio. I do it because I love swimming, cycling and running, and love racing (either myself or everyone else) - not so that I look fit. If i wanted to look fit I'd do weights.

For bum - squats. Squats with weights. More squats.

I think its genetic to a great extent, I run competitively and I am very slim and pretty toned, but I wasn't much different when I did very little exercise. I don't eat clean or follow a strict diet but I do notice I am really full on half the amount of dinner my dh would eat so I think I have good awareness of much food I actually need. I have always been naturally fit though, could run 5k in 22 minutes when i never really ran and with training can get it down to 18 minutes on about 30 miles a week. I know a lot of people who train a lot harder than me and struggle to get these times. Sorry to be a big show off but i think i got lucky genetically with diet and exercise. Cant catch or kick a ball, completely unmusical and utterly crap at maths though!

I do 3 x dance classes a week, 1 x pilates, and walk the dogs most days. I'm still fat (16/18), but less flabby than I could be.

None and no. DP on the other hand, runs or cycles about 15 miles a day, does HIT some lunchtimes. He's very slim, not muscly though. Friends of his do cross fit and look fit

People tell me that I'm very fit.
I think I have lots of flabby bits & am slow & weak.

Mostly, I get maybe 2 minutes of cardio exercise maybe 12-14 times a week.

I run about 11 miles a day and am slim but I don't think I look super fit.
Most of the people I know who look very fit do the following : eat incredibly clean, a huge amount of weights work in the gym, a v small amount of cardio.

3-4 times per week of 30 mins high intensity cardio/cross training/bike in the gym and then 20 more mins of hand weights (upper body/arms) and tummy exercises. I'm tall and slim and look fit. My muscle definition in my arms is now far better than it was and the upright row exercises makes you put on muscle which then pulls your boobs up and out..........cunning!

I was running 5k about 4 times a week, doing 30 day shred or yoga as well most days and looked ripped. Then I had an op and have been laid up - now I look flabby and tired.

I do about 6 fitness classes a week - body pump, zumba and powerhoop.

I am also fat but a lot more toned than I used to be