... to ask how you learned to like exercise

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Or at least not hate it with a fiery passion?

Today I was out walking and found myself picking my way down a medium-steep rocky path like a little old lady - I felt totally off balance and scared of hurting myself. It's like I've lost all my youthful agility - and I'm only 42!

I don't care about exercise to look better - I'm fine with my weight and figure. I just don't want to end up like my mother, needing a stick to walk anywhere and with all sorts of malfunctioning joints and tendons keeping me indoors by the age of 65.

My main blockers are a very low tolerance for pain (like normal exercise pain from lactic acid in your muscles), a mild sense of panic when I feel short of breath from exertion, and it's just so BORING.

So how did you make yourself like exercise enough to actually go out and do it? Any ideas for exercise (especially anything that isn't running, weights, or swimming)? I currently walk about 30 mins to an hour a day so it needs to be more intense than that to improve my endurance and agility.

@Bateshotel I was not a sporty child, teen, or indeed until I was 40. Since I turned 40, I've run a marathon, done triathlons, cycle events, and done a 5km swim. Still not sure if I'd describe myself as sporty though - but now I'm routinely bad at 3 sports and quite embracing that

I didn't, but I like eating nice things and having a glass of wine or two so if I want those things without putting shed loads of weight on, I exercise to try and offset it.