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How much out of ten do you enjoy each of the following forms of exercise?

83 replies

Ferne88 · 04/09/2024 22:16

0= hate it
10 = absolutely love it

I will start :

Running 9/10

Weights 7/10

Pilates 7/10

Cycling 10 / 10

Swimming 8/10

Team sports / ball sports - I don’t do these so can’t give a score

OP posts:
helmettask · 11/09/2024 06:59

Running 9/10

Weights 3/10-wish I could learn to love them-I just seem to have an aversion. I like classes at the gym though

Pilates 2/10-tried once-boring

Cycling 8/10-love it but crap at bike maintenance

Swimming 6/10-hate getting changed and using grotty changing rooms

Team sports / ball sports - 7/10

UnaOfStormhold · 11/09/2024 06:57

Running 10, especially trails
Weights 7 - it's all the faffing and waiting around that bores me, plus gyms aren't pretty!
Pilates 2 - experience is a bit meh plus I need to modify so many exercises to avoid bending my upper spine it seems a bit pointless.
Cycling 10 - love a good ride out in the national park on a sunny day plus it's great for transport.
Swimming 5 - really not my strong point and pools are boring despite pool headphones, open water is more fun but harder to get to.
Ball/team sports 1 - I have no hand-eye coordination so really struggle and hate letting my team down.

BitOutOfPractice · 11/09/2024 06:37

christiev · 05/09/2024 12:43

Before -0/10
During - 2-7/10
After - 8-10/10

That's how I feel about running 😂

That’s me!

Ill add: stopping 11/10

BitOutOfPractice · 11/09/2024 06:32

@lljkk i think you need to try Pilates again if you don’t consider it exercise!

ok I’ll start with the caveat that I hate exercising - for me the best bit is stopping. I do it anyway so I’m scoring on that basis.

running: 10/10. My go-to exercise.

Weights 9/10 - really getting into this. I have PT at 8am

Pilates / yoga 7/10 it’s hard and my Flexibility is awful. So that’s why I’m trying to do more

Cycling 5/10 and thats Only if it’s flat.

Swimming 2/10 I hate all the changing, hair drying palaver.

Team sports / ball sports. No idea. Not played for years.

lljkk · 11/09/2024 06:24

Running 7/10

Cycling 10 / 10

Swimming 7/10

Walking/Hiking 10/10

Yoga or Pilates : I don't consider this exercise. I'd probably go back at least a few more times, if more convenient, to work on balance & flexibility.

Weights : I don't do it because I would expect to find it deathly dull and to give myself an RSI. I have a housemate who goes on about how wonderful muscle soreness after the gym is because it means he worked hard

Team sports / ball sports - I don’t do these because I'm terrible at them and not convenient, but can enjoy a lot (9/10) if it's just for fun

Thisworldisjustillusion · 07/09/2024 17:11

Walking/Hiking 10

The rest I don't do but enjoy cycling in cycle only areas like centre parks

theeyeofdoe · 07/09/2024 16:27

Running 1/10
weights 6/10
Pilates 5/10
Cycling depends where!
Swimming 7/10 if pool heated. 10/10 in warm sea. 1/10 in cold pool/lake/sea.
ball sports 10/10 badminton, squash, padel. Hate tennis.

dizzydizzydizzy · 07/09/2024 16:20

Running 10/10

Weights 7/10

Pilates 9/10

Cycling 9/10

Swimming 8/10 (pool) 10/10 (open water)

Sadly, I can't do any of them now due to ME/chronic fatigue syndrome.

I ran the London Marathon in October 2021 and did an Ironman70.3 triathlon in 2019 in Lanzarote.

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 07/09/2024 16:14

I will start :

Running 0

Weights 0

Pilates 1

Cycling 5

Swimming 10

Team sports / ball sports 5

Running is my idea of hell

Cranarc · 07/09/2024 16:10

Running 0/10

Weights 10/10

Pilates 1/10

Cycling minus100/ 10

Swimming 7/10 (unless the pool is very empty or I am open water swimming in which case 10/10)

Team sports / ball sports minus 100/10

unsync · 07/09/2024 15:46

Running 0 - ugh no way.

Weights 0 - might change as will be giving these a go in November.

Pilates 10 - best thing ever for back, strength, mobility and balance. Been doing it for over 15 years, never gets boring, always challenging.

Cycling 2 - useful if the car's at the garage.

Swimming 9

Team sports / ball sports - I don’t see the point of these.

Sleepersausage · 07/09/2024 14:48

Running 0/10

Weights 9/10

Pilates 7/10 - I do like it but god it's hard

Cycling 5/10 - I like a casual bike ride.on flat terrain but that's it

Swimming 8/10

Team sports / ball sports - 6/10 fun when not competitive

parkrun500club · 07/09/2024 14:46

Running 9/10

Weights 6/10

Pilates 8/10

Cycling 10 / 10 (I very rarely cycle but I do really enjoy it)

Swimming 6/10

Team sports / ball sports - completely useless so 0/0!

HandShoe · 06/09/2024 23:01

Running 9
Swimming 7
Pilates 0
Weights 9
Cycling 2
Team sports 0
Walking 9

Babyworriesreal · 06/09/2024 19:14

Running 0
Swimming 10
Pilates 10
Weights 8
Cycling 0
Team sports - 0

BogRollBOGOF · 05/09/2024 18:38

Running 9/10 I love it. I love the races, scenery, flexibility, do it solo, do it in a community, support events. It just loses one point for DOMS/ tight calves

Weights 7/10 I like feeling strong. It feels rebelious after a childhood where it wasn't ladylike to be muscular. It's a means to an end rather than being exciting itself.

Pilates 7/10 I'd give yoga 8/10. I prefer the flow of yoga. I like what they do for the body.

Cycling 6 / 10 I like doing it but it's more faffy to set up and far fewer safe, pleaurable routes than running. Hard to do from home due to hazardous roads and hills.

Swimming 9/10 I love swimming. One point lost for faff and cost per session. Open water swimming is the only other sport that gives me a proper endorphin high like running.

Team sports / ball sports 0/10 Goes into flashbacks of traipsing around after wayward balls in PE and the ritual being last for selection.

Bestyearever2024 · 05/09/2024 16:12

Running 8/10

Weights 8/10

Pilates don't do

Cycling don't do

Swimming yuk yuk yuk yuk

Team sports / ball sports - I don’t do these so can’t give a score

Walking 15/10

longdistanceclaraclara · 05/09/2024 16:05

Running - 0
Weights - 10
Pilates - never done it, no interest
Cycling - 5 but 0 for spin
Swimming -10

RandomUsernameHere · 05/09/2024 15:57

Running 11/10 Grin
All the others I don't really do often/properly, don't love nor hate them so 5/10

mathanxiety · 05/09/2024 15:21

Running 0/10 no way

Weights 8/10

Pilates 0/10 hate, hate, hate

Cycling 5/10 (exercise bike)

Swimming 5/10

Ball sports 8/10 (tennis, volleyball)

I also enjoy rowing (machine rowing) and walking.

invisiblecat · 05/09/2024 15:15

I don't do any of them so no score from me, but if it's any help: apart from pilates and swimming, hell would have to freeze over before I did any of the others.

Strokethefurrywall · 05/09/2024 15:15

Running - 8/10
Weights -8/10
Pilates - never done it
Yoga - 7/10
Cycling - 5/10 (never been my thing)
Swimming - 8/10 when I do it
Team sports - not my bag

But adding:
Boxing - 10/10 boxing gym is my happy place

Trialog · 05/09/2024 15:11

I don’t really enjoy sports at all I quite like walking and I do strength training and yoga, would like to try Pilates and I don’t mind swimming but hate doing it in public pools. I loathe team sports and am not competitive at all, nor do I ever watch sport on tv.

I do however like being fit, flexible and strong though so I do maintain an active lifestyle and exercise plan.

gingercat02 · 05/09/2024 15:10

Running 0/10

Weights 0/10

Pilates 10/10

Cycling 7/10

Swimming 10/10

Penguinsa · 05/09/2024 15:05

0/10 for those except
swimming 10/10 especially if beautiful scenery, nice weather, jacuzzi but love swimming and would live in a swimming pool.
and team sports - depends on sport and who with, fine normally
aerobics 10/10 especially if music I like