Fun ways to burn calories

[Aleksei]

Going to the gym is boring to me.

Anyone have any tips on fun ways to burn calories?

-Dancing
-Sex
-Horsing around with little kids (hopefully in a way not related to either option listed so far)
-Nature hiking
-Rock climbing (I think there's an indoor rock climbing place around Stewart & Denny, you could check it out).
-Martial arts (definitely check out Krav Maga, there's a training place in Bellevue on NE 20th St between 132nd and 136th -- I used to pass by it on my way to work).

 

[Rainne]

I hope I'm posting in the right thread out of the 3 you made.

Sex.

=)

 

[Gloriana]

I second the dancing suggestion. My favorite thing and I find it easiest to stick to because changing the music/tempo lends variety, keeps it fresh.

Also, I lost a bunch of weight learning bellydancing techniques. I didn't go to a class, I just got a couple of books and got some sexy Middle Eastern choons. Since I did it at my own pace in my own living room, I just had so much fun with it. You should try!

 

[Randomnity]

Try enough sports until you find one you like. If none of your friends are active at all, there should be many clubs in your city who accept individual players - which can also be a way to meet new people.

My favourites are soccer, volleyball (which isn't super active, but maybe better than walking and awesome) and squash.

others:

recreational cycling clubs
swimming
tennis
badminton
basketball
dancing
martial arts
hiking
pilates/yoga/fitness classes
jogging sick: but I guess it can be good for you)

I feel you though, I've literally never been to a gym even though I had free membership in undergrad....the thought of staring into space doing the same thing over and over again...bleh. I should probably work out with some free weights at home though so I'm not so pathetically weak, lol.

 

[Sparrow]

^I realllly want to join a badminton team, as nerdy as that sounds badminton is the sh*t!

 

[mmhmm]

touch rugby.
i miss it.

 

[Xenon]

Good suggestions so far.

Did you catch the thread about Zumba? I just started going to a Zumba class and I've never had so much fun working so hard. I definitely recommend it if dancing at all appeals to you.

Here's a great article about fun and physical activity, including examples of fun activity from the author and her readers (the rest of this site is awesome too; definitely worth checking out if you want fitness info):
The Play`s the Thing

If you still plan on going to the gym, there are ways to make it less tedious. Listening to music that makes you want to move can really make time in the gym go faster. If you do classes, the instructor can make all the difference. I know an instructor that makes step aerobics fun and engaging. With a different instructor, they're often a drag. And if you're doing a lot of time on cardio machines, I've found doing intense and gentle intervals makes the time go faster than just going at the same pace for twenty or thirty minutes.

 

[Oaky]

Celery eating
The calories burnt from you eating the celery is more than the calories in the celery itself.

 

[Ingrid in grids]

Blast music and clean your house, thoroughly, all while shaking ya booty.
Works every time.

 

[Ivy]

Celery eating
The calories burnt from you eating the celery is more than the calories in the celery itself.

I don't think this works if you eat celery the way I like to eat celery: stuffed with peanut butter and raisins.

 

[Ingrid in grids]

Sparrow, you're arty right? Start a really physical piece. Whether I'm pissed off, or just full of energy, something big and gutsy done in charcoal or pastel usually tires me out.
Invite friends over to collaborate and it's even more fun!

 

[miss fortune]

some of these were already mentioned, but....

- sex (of course! )
- run your errands by bicycle instead of car... or walk... either is good for you and fun!
- raquetball... I LOVED playing raquetball
- hiking/climbing rocks... nature is a nice thing
- play isn't just for kids... adults can play as well (including my sis and I chasing one another around the house and yard shreiking and laughing... last year )
- shopping... if it's not exercize I have to wonder why it wears me out more than a vicious game of raquetball
- climbing trees
- jumping rope while watching tv in the evening
- I would suggest boxing, but probably not for anyone who bruises easily
- capoeira (sp? )

for a few different things... and you're right, badmiton rocks!

 

[Oaky]

I don't think this works if you eat celery the way I like to eat celery: stuffed with peanut butter and raisins.

Ah, that's food gone bonkers. I wouldn't be able to get myself to have a taste.

 

[Kasper]

Vandalism?

Run from the coppa's a lot and it sure would be!

 

[mattness]

Buy a dog & a frisbee. it's awesome

 

[Walking Tourist]

Dancing... hip hop!!!! Country line dancing!!!!
You'll have so much fun that you won't even think that it's exercising... and you'll wonder how it is that you've gotten sweaty!!!

 

[disregard]

hiking up steep, scenic hills with your ipod.

 

[Litvyak]

Nintendo Wii!

 

[fecaleagle]

Sex, lifting weights, and dancing to techno music. Not necessarily in that order. Although they can be combined into a raunchy fun session, unless the girl is just too heavy

 

[neptunesnet]

Fun ways to burn calories?

Laughing.